Surah Al-Anfal 8:12
سُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ · Medinan · Verse 12 of 75
إِذْ يُوحِى رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ أَنِّى مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۚ سَأُلْقِى فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَٱضْرِبُوا۟ فَوْقَ ٱلْأَعْنَاقِ وَٱضْرِبُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍۢ
Translation
Your Lord revealed to the angels: ‘I am with you: give the believers firmness; I shall put terror into the hearts of the disbelievers- strike above their necks and strike all their fingertips.’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Anfal 8:12 is discussed in 19 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Firmness (Thabat) (key verse)
- Feebleness (Wahn) (key verse)
- Battle of Badr (Ghazwat Badr)
- Divine Presence (Ma'iyyah)
- The Companions (Sahabah)
- Excellence (Ihsan)
- Faith (Iman)
- Piety (Taqwa)
- Reliance on Allah (Tawakkul)
- Warfare (Harb)
- Preservation (Hifz)
- The Truth (Haqq)
- The Heart (Qalb)
- Disbelief (Kufr)
- Angels (Mala'ikah)
- Victory (Nasr)
- Blessings (Ni'am)
- Divine Revelation (Wahy)
- Loyalty (Wala')
Reflect on this verse
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