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Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War)

Verse 57of 75

فَإِمَّا تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَرْبِ فَشَرِّدْ بِهِم مَّنْ خَلْفَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ﴿٥٧

Translation (Sahih International)

So if you, [O Muhammad], gain dominance over them in war, disperse by [means of] them those behind them that perhaps they will be reminded.

Word-by-word meaning

فَإِمَّاfa-immāSo if
تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْtathqafannahumyou gain dominance over them
فِىin
ٱلْحَرْبِl-ḥarbithe war
فَشَرِّدْfasharriddisperse
بِهِمbihimby them
مَّنْman(those) who
خَلْفَهُمْkhalfahum(are) behind them
لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
يَذَّكَّرُونَyadhakkarūnatake heed

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Striking Hard against Those Who disbelieve and break the CovenantsAllah states here that the worst moving creatures on the face of the earth are those who disbelieve, who do not embrace the faith, and break promises whenever they make a covenant, even when they vow to keep them, وَهُمْ لاَ يَتَّقُونَ(and they do not have Taqwa) meaning they do not fear Allah regarding any of the sins they commit.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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