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Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 2

سورة الأنفال، الآية ٢

8:2 Juz 9 Hizb 18 Page 177 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 8:2

إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَٰنًا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ۝٢

Transliteration

innamā l-mu'minūna alladhīna idhā dhukira l-lahu wajilat qulūbuhum wa-idhā tuliyat ʿalayhim āyātuhu zādathum īmānan waʿalā rabbihim yatawakkalūna

Translation

The believers are only those who, when Allāh is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely -

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Tafsir of verse 2

Al-Mukhtasar

The true believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel awe of Him in their hearts, which make them do good actions. When the verses of Allah are read to them they reflect on them and it increases their faith, and they rely on Allah alone to bring them what is in their interests and to protect them from what is bad for them.

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Other translations of verse 2

The true believers are those whose hearts are filled with awe when Allah is mentioned, and their faith increases when His verses are recited to them, and they put their trust only in their Lord;

The believers are only those who, when Allâh is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Qur’ân) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone);

They only are the (true) believers whose hearts feel fear when Allah is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited unto them they increase their faith, and who trust in their Lord;

For, Believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their Lord;

Those only are believers whose hearts become full of fear when Allah is mentioned, and when His communications are recited to them they increase them in faith, and in their Lord do they trust.

Surely the believers are only the ones who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts tremble and when His ayat (Signs or verses) are recited to them, they increase them in belief, and in their Lord they put their trust,

Verse 2 word by word

  1. إِنَّمَا innamā Only
  2. ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ l-mu'minūna the believers أ م ن
  3. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna (are) those who
  4. إِذَا idhā when
  5. ذُكِرَ dhukira is mentioned ذ ك ر
  6. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
  7. وَجِلَتْ wajilat feel fear و ج ل
  8. قُلُوبُهُمْ qulūbuhum their hearts ق ل ب
  9. وَإِذَا wa-idhā and when
  10. تُلِيَتْ tuliyat are recited ت ل و
  11. عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them
  12. ءَايَٰتُهُۥ āyātuhu His Verses أ ي ي
  13. زَادَتْهُمْ zādathum they increase them ز ي د
  14. إِيمَٰنًا īmānan (in) faith أ م ن
  15. وَعَلَىٰ waʿalā and upon
  16. رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord ر ب ب
  17. يَتَوَكَّلُونَ yatawakkalūna they put their trust و ك ل

Verses related to verse 2

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Ali ’Imran 3:135

    وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَٰحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَٱسْتَغْفَرُوا۟ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allāh and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allāh? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.

  • At-Tawbah 9:124

    وَإِذَا مَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ أَيُّكُمْ زَادَتْهُ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِيمَٰنًا فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَزَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَٰنًا وَهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

    And whenever a sūrah is revealed, there are among them [i.e., the hypocrites] those who say, "Which of you has this increased in faith?" As for those who believed, it has increased them in faith, while they are rejoicing.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:163

    هُمْ دَرَجَٰتٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

    They are [varying] degrees in the sight of Allāh, and Allāh is Seeing of whatever they do.

Verses with similar wording

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  • Al-Hajj 22:35

    ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ وَٱلْمُقِيمِى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

    Who, when Allāh is mentioned, their hearts are fearful, and [to] the patient over what has afflicted them, and the establishers of prayer and those who spend from what We have provided them.

  • An-Nahl 16:42

    ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

    [They are] those who endured patiently and upon their Lord relied.

  • Al-’Ankabut 29:59

    ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

    Who have been patient and upon their Lord rely.

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