- Al-Anfal
Infobox Sura
Name_of_Surah=Al-Anfal
Arabic_name=الأنفال
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Classification=Madinan
Meaning_of_the_name=The Spoils of War
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Sura_number=8
Number_of_verses=75
Juz'_number=9 to 10
Hizb_number=18 to 19
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Previous_Sura=Al-A'raf
Next_Sura=At-Tawba Sura Al-Anfal (Arabic: سورة الأنفال, "Sūratu al-Anfāl", "The Spoils of War") is the eighth chapter of theQur'an , with 75 verses. It is aMedinan sura , recorded after theBattle of Badr . It forms a pair with the next sura,At-Tawba .Content
Badr
Badr is also the subject of Sura 8: Al-Anfal, which details military conduct and operations. Though the Sura does not name Badr, it describes the battle several times:
This was a reference to the pre-battle debate in the Muslim army over whether to pursue the caravan or fight the Meccan army.
These verses highlighted both the chance encounter of the battle (both sides had blundered into each other) as well as the underestimation of both the size of Meccan army by the Muslims and the fierceness of the Muslim army by the Meccans. The Meccan army was described in the second verses, and "Satan" may be referring to
Amr ibn Hisham , who was hated by the Muslims and allegedly pushed for the battle repeatedly.Quran-usc-range|8|17
One sources states
Ubay ibn Khalaf was ransomed after Badr, but was killed by Muslims with a spear in theBattle of Uhud (625 CE). Verse Quran-usc|8|17 was revealed in this occasion [ [http://www.livingislam.org/n/uun_e.html Umm `Umara Nasiba Bint Ka`B Al-Ans.Ariyya (Ra) ] ] .References
See also
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Battle of Badr External links
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