The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 643
PT. 9 CH. 8 ٧٦ ركوعاتها ١٠ سُورَةُ الْأَنْفَالِ مَدَنِيَّةٌ ٨ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ (AL-ANFAL) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1092 يَسْتَلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْأَنْفَالِ قُلِ الْأَنْفَالُ لِلَّهِ They Ask thee concerning the. 2 AJEVIJË‘JBVIJE ۚ spoils of war. Say, 'The spoils وَالرَّسُوْلِ فَاتَّقُوا اللهَ وَأَصْلِحُوا ذَاتَ of war belong to Allah and the بَيْنِكُمْ وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُوْلَةَ إِنْ b Messenger. So fear Allah, and set things right among yourselves, and obey Allah and His Messenger, if you are believers. 1092A "See 1:1. 3:33; 4:60; 8:47; 9:71; 24:55. 1092. Commentary: See 1:1. 1092A. Important Words: J (spoils) is the plural of which is derived from J. They say i. e. the man gave to such a نفل الرجل فلانا one a gift for which he expected no return means, the leader allotted the spoils to the soldiers. ales or means, he gave him the spoils of war. ale also means, he gave him more than his portion or more than his due. al (of which the plural is means, spoils of war; gift or a voluntary gift; something done or recommended to be done voluntarily without its being obligatory; grandchild, because he or she is over and above one's own children. Je nafal (of which the plural is means, spoils of war; a free gift; something extra or additional or in excess. Jnafl (of which the plural an act performed ,means (النوافل is a ) كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ voluntarily, without its being (انفال plural) النقل. (obligatory (Aqrab also means, such spoil or gain as comes in the form of God's favour without one having laboured for it or deserved it (Mufradāt). Commentary: This verse does not relate to the division of spoils. The law with regard to that is to be found in 8:42 below. The present verse relates only to the attainment of gains and spoils and not to their division. It was revealed after the Battle of Badr. Before that battle, God had promised the Muslims victory over one of the two parties of idolaters, either the caravan which was returning from Syria under the leadership of Abū Sufyan, or the Meccan army that had, under the leadership of Abū Jahl, marched out of Mecca to fight the Muslims. The Muslims were very weak at that time; and, considering 1083