Surah Al-Anfal 8:24
سُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ · Medinan · Verse 24 of 75
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ ۖ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ ٱلْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِۦ وَأَنَّهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ
Translation
Believers, respond to God and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. Know that God comes between a man and his heart, and that you will be gathered to Him.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Anfal 8:24 is discussed in 18 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Sincere Counsel (Nasihah) (key verse)
- Sealing of Hearts (Tab') (key verse)
- Preservation (Hifz)
- Dawah
- Innate Nature (Fitrah)
- Command (Amr)
- Fairness (Insaf)
- Change (Taghyir)
- Recompense (Jaza)
- Debate (Jidal)
- Civilization (Hadarah)
- Praise (Hamd)
- Life (Hayah)
- Battle of Badr (Ghazwat Badr)
- Base Desire (Hawa)
- Divine Revelation (Wahy)
- Society (Mujtama')
- Resolve (Azm)
Reflect on this verse
Open Surah Al-Anfal 8:24 in Maani to reflect on it through the Five Lenses: its wording, its context, what it means for you, its connections across the Quran and its lessons, grounded in classical tafsir.