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Al-Isra (The Night Journey)

Verse 6of 111

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا﴿٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower

Word-by-word meaning

ثُمَّthummaThen
رَدَدْنَاradadnāWe gave back
لَكُمُlakumuto you
ٱلْكَرَّةَl-karatathe return victory
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimover them
وَأَمْدَدْنَـٰكُمwa-amdadnākumAnd We reinforced you
بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢbi-amwālinwith the wealth
وَبَنِينَwabanīnaand sons
وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْwajaʿalnākumand made you
أَكْثَرَaktharamore
نَفِيرًاnafīrannumerous

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

It was mentioned in the Tawrah that the Jews would spread Mischief twiceAllah tells us that He made a declaration to the Children of Israel in the Scripture, meaning that He had already told them in the Book which He revealed to them, that they would cause mischief on the earth twice, and would become tyrants and extremely arrogant, meaning they would become shameless oppressors of people, Allah says:وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ الاٌّمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَـؤُلآْءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ(And We mad...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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