Al-Anfal 8:19 ان تستفتحوا فقد جاءكم الفتح وان تنتهوا فهو خير لكم وان تعودوا نعد ولن تغني عنكم فيتكم شييا ولو كثرت وان الله مع المومنين ١٩

8:19

إِن

تَسۡتَفۡتِحُواْ

فَقَدۡ

جَآءَكُمُ

ٱلۡفَتۡحُۖ

وَإِن

تَنتَهُواْ

فَهُوَ

خَيۡرٞ

لَّكُمۡۖ

وَإِن

تَعُودُواْ

نَعُدۡ

وَلَن

تُغۡنِيَ

عَنكُمۡ

فِئَتُكُمۡ

شَيۡـٔٗا

وَلَوۡ

كَثُرَتۡ

وَأَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

مَعَ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

١٩

(O disbelievers) if you ask for a judgement, now has the judgement come unto you; and if you cease (to do wrong), it will be better for you, and if you return (to the attack), so shall We return, and your forces will be of no avail to you, however numerous they be; and verily, Allâh is with the believers.

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The Response to the Disbelievers Who ask for a Judgement

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Chapter 8, Page 179, Juz 9

11. (Remember) when He covered you with a slumber as a security from Him, and He caused water (rain) to descend on you from the sky, to clean you thereby and to remove from you the Rijz (whispering, evil-suggestions) of Shaitân(Satan), and to strengthen your hearts, and make your feet firm thereby. 12. (Remember) when your Lord revealed to the angels, "Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes." 13. This is because they defied and disobeyed Allâh and His Messenger. And whoever defies and disobeys Allâh and His Messenger, then verily, Allâh is Severe in punishment. 14. This is (the torment), so taste it; and surely for the disbelievers is the torment of the Fire. 15. O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a battle-field, never turn your backs to them. 16. And whoever turns his back to them on such a day - unless it be a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own), - he indeed has drawn upon himself wrath from Allâh. And his abode is Hell, and worst indeed is that destination! 17. You killed them not, but Allâh killed them. And you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) threw not when you did throw, but Allâh threw, that He might test the believers by a fair trial from Him. Verily, Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower. 18. This (is the fact) and surely, Allâh weakens the deceitful plots of the disbelievers. 19. (O disbelievers) if you ask for a judgement, now has the judgement come unto you; and if you cease (to do wrong), it will be better for you, and if you return (to the attack), so shall We return, and your forces will be of no avail to you, however numerous they be; and verily, Allâh is with the believers.

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