Al-Anfal
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Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter (sura) of the Qur’an, dealing largely with themes of warfare, spoils, and the early Muslim community’s conduct in battle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Anfal canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic sura
ⓘ
chapter of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| alternateEnglishName | The Spoils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arabicName | سورة الأنفال NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Battle of Badr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder | 8 ⓘ |
| classification | Medinan sura ⓘ |
| containsVerse |
Quran 8:1
ⓘ
Quran 8:17 ⓘ Quran 8:41 NERFINISHED ⓘ Quran 8:60 NERFINISHED ⓘ Quran 8:61 ⓘ |
| emphasis |
obedience to leadership in war
ⓘ
trust in God during conflict ⓘ unity and discipline of believers ⓘ |
| englishName | The Spoils of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | At-Tawbah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
anfal (spoils of war) belong to God and the Messenger
ⓘ
inclination to peace when the enemy inclines to peace ⓘ preparation of strength against enemies ⓘ prohibition of turning back in battle except tactically ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalContent |
guidelines for mobilization and fighting
ⓘ
rules on division of war booty ⓘ rules on treaties with non-Muslims ⓘ |
| mentionsGroup |
believers
ⓘ
disbelievers ⓘ hypocrites ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 75 ⓘ |
| openingVerseTheme | questions about spoils of war ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 8 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Al-A‘raf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recitationPractice | recited in Arabic during Muslim worship and study ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | source of Islamic rulings on warfare and spoils ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| scripturalGenre | revelation ⓘ |
| scripturePartOf | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
distribution of spoils of war
ⓘ
divine support in battle ⓘ hypocrisy and faith ⓘ obedience to God and His Messenger ⓘ peace treaties and truces ⓘ relations within the early Muslim community ⓘ rules of conduct in battle ⓘ treatment of prisoners of war ⓘ warfare in early Islam ⓘ |
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