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An-Nisa (The Women)

Verse 71of 176

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ خُذُوا۟ حِذْرَكُمْ فَٱنفِرُوا۟ ثُبَاتٍ أَوِ ٱنفِرُوا۟ جَمِيعًۭا﴿٧١

Translation (Sahih International)

O you who have believed, take your precaution and [either] go forth in companies or go forth all together.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
خُذُوا۟khudhūTake
حِذْرَكُمْḥidh'rakumyour precautions
فَٱنفِرُوا۟fa-infirūand advance
ثُبَاتٍthubātin(in) groups
أَوِawior
ٱنفِرُوا۟infirūadvance
جَمِيعًۭاjamīʿanall together

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Necessity of Taking Necessary Precautions Against the EnemyAllah commands His faithful servants to take precautions against their enemies, by being prepared with the necessary weapons and supplies, and increasing the number of troops fighting in His cause.ثُبَاتٍ(in parties) means, group after group, party after party, and expedition after expedition.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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