Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 42
الأنفال · The Spoils of War · verse 42 of 75
إِذْ أَنْتُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الْقُصْوَىٰ وَالرَّكْبُ أَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَوْ تَوَاعَدْتُمْ لَاخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِي الْمِيعَادِ وَلَٰكِنْ لِيَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ أَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًا لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَيَحْيَىٰ مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَسَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Ith antum bialAAudwati alddunya wahum bialAAudwati alquswa waalrrakbu asfala minkum walaw tawaAAadtum laikhtalaftum fee almeeAAadi walakin liyaqdiya Allahu amran kana mafAAoolan liyahlika man halaka AAan bayyinatin wayahya man hayya AAan bayyinatin wainna Allaha lasameeAAun AAaleemun
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Hilali & Khan(And remember) when you (the Muslim army) were on the near side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on the ground lower than you. Even if you had made a mutual appointment to meet, you would certainly have failed in the appointment, but (you met) that Allah might accomplish a matter already ordained (in His knowledge), so that those who were to be destroyed (for rejecting the faith) might be destroyed after a clear evidence, and those who were to live (believers) might live after a clear evidence. And surely, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Urdu translation
Ahsan ul Bayan (Junagarhi)جب کہ تم پاس والے کنارے پر تھے اور وه دور والے کنارے پر تھے اور قافلہ تم سے نیچے تھا۔ اگر تم آپس میں وعدے کرتے تو یقیناً تم وقت معین پر پہنچنے میں مختلف ہو جاتے۔ لیکن اللہ کو تو ایک کام کر ہی ڈالنا تھا جو مقرر ہو چکا تھا تاکہ جو ہلاک ہو، دلیل پر (یعنی یقین جان کر) ہلاک ہو اور جو زنده رہے، وه بھی دلیل پر (حق پہچان کر) زنده رہے۔ بیشک اللہ بہت سننے واﻻ خوب جاننے واﻻ ہے
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Common questions about Quran 8:42
- What does Quran 8:42 say?
- (And remember) when you (the Muslim army) were on the near side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on the ground lower than you. Even if you had made a mutual appointment to meet, you would certainly have failed in the appointment, but (you met) that Allah might accomplish a matter already ordained (in His knowledge), so that those who were to be destroyed (for rejecting the faith) might be destroyed after a clear evidence, and those who were to live (believers) might live after a clear evidence. And surely, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
- Which surah is verse 8:42 in?
- It is verse 42 of Surah Al-Anfal (الأنفال), the 8th chapter of the Quran, revealed in Medina. The surah has 75 verses in total.
- Surah Al-Anfal ayat 42 ka urdu tarjuma kya hai?
- جب کہ تم پاس والے کنارے پر تھے اور وه دور والے کنارے پر تھے اور قافلہ تم سے نیچے تھا۔ اگر تم آپس میں وعدے کرتے تو یقیناً تم وقت معین پر پہنچنے میں مختلف ہو جاتے۔ لیکن اللہ کو تو ایک کام کر ہی ڈالنا تھا جو مقرر ہو چکا تھا تاکہ جو ہلاک ہو، دلیل پر (یعنی یقین جان کر) ہلاک ہو اور جو زنده رہے، وه بھی دلیل پر (حق پہچان کر) زنده رہے۔ بیشک اللہ بہت سننے واﻻ خوب جاننے واﻻ ہے