Surah Al-Anfal

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Surah Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter of the Quran, focusing on themes of warfare, spoils of war, faith, and obedience to God and His Messenger.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Sūrat al-Anfāl 1
سورة الأنفال 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Surah of the Quran
chapter of the Quran
addresses distribution of war booty
divine support for believers
hypocrisy
loyalty and allegiance among believers
relationship between believers and disbelievers in conflict
rules of engagement in battle
steadfastness in battle
associatedWith early Madinan period
canonicalStatus part of the standard Uthmanic codex of the Quran
chapterNumber 8
chronologicalOrderApproximate 88
closingVerseTheme mutual support and alliance among believers
contains descriptions of the qualities of true believers
guidance on treaties and covenants
legal rulings related to war
warnings to those who oppose God and His Messenger
emphasizes obedience to the Prophet Muhammad
trust in God
unity of the Muslim community
hizb 17
18
19
20
juz 10
9
language Arabic
mentions Battle of Badr
nameInArabic Surah Al-Anfal self-linksurface differs
surface form: سورة الأنفال
numberOfVerses 75
openingVerseTheme distribution of spoils of war belongs to Allah and the Messenger
placeOfRevelation Medina
surface form: Madinah
positionInMushaf after Surah Al-A'raf
before Surah At-Tawbah
revealedAfter Surah Al-Baqarah
surface form: Surah Al-Baqarah (according to many scholars)
revelationType Madinan surah
scripture Quran
subjectMatter Battle of Badr
faith
obedience to God
obedience to the Messenger
spoils of war
warfare in Islam
titleMeaning The Spoils of War
transliteration Surah Al-Anfal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sūrat al-Anfāl

Referenced by (4)

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Surah Al-A'raf followedBy Surah Al-Anfal
Quran hasPart Surah Al-Anfal
Surah Al-Anfal nameInArabic Surah Al-Anfal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: سورة الأنفال
Surah Al-Anfal transliteration Surah Al-Anfal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sūrat al-Anfāl