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Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War)

Verse 13of 75

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَآقُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ﴿١٣

Translation (Sahih International)

That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger - indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.

Word-by-word meaning

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
بِأَنَّهُمْbi-annahum(is) because they
شَآقُّوا۟shāqqūopposed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚwarasūlahuand His Messenger
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يُشَاقِقِyushāqiqiopposes
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His Messenger
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābiin [the] penalty

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Slumber overcomes MuslimsAllah reminds the believers of the slumber that He sent down on them as security from the fear they suffered from, because of the multitude of their enemy and the sparseness of their forces. They were given the same favor during the battle of Uhud, which Allah described,ثُمَّ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّن بَعْدِ الْغَمِّ أَمَنَةً نُّعَاساً يَغْشَى طَآئِفَةً مِّنْكُمْ وَطَآئِفَةٌ قَدْ أَهَمَّتْهُمْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ(Then after the distress, He sent down security for you.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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