Surah Al-Anfal 8:36
سُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ · Medinan · Verse 36 of 75
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةًۭ ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَ
Translation
They use their wealth to bar people from the path of God, and they will go on doing so. In the end this will be a source of intense regret for them: they will be overcome and herded towards Hell.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Anfal 8:36 is discussed in 20 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Wealth (Mal) (key verse)
- Obstructing Guidance (Sadd) (key verse)
- Debate (Jidal)
- Warfare (Harb)
- Battle of Uhud (Ghazwat Uhud)
- Pharaoh (Fir'awn)
- Gathering (Ijtima)
- Harm (Adha)
- Extravagance (Israf)
- Spending (Infaq)
- The Foul (Khabith)
- Battle of Badr (Ghazwat Badr)
- Fighting (Qital)
- Disbelief (Kufr)
- Curse (La'n)
- Distraction (Lahw)
- Marriage (Nikah)
- Feebleness (Wahn)
- Idolatry (Shirk)
- Pure Provisions (Tayyibat)
Reflect on this verse
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