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Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 37

سورة الأنفال، الآية ٣٧

8:37 Juz 9 Hizb 18 Page 181 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 8:37

لِيَمِيزَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بَعْضَهُۥ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُۥ جَمِيعًا فَيَجْعَلَهُۥ فِى جَهَنَّمَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ ۝٣٧

Transliteration

liyamīza l-lahu l-khabītha mina l-ṭayibi wayajʿala l-khabītha baʿḍahu ʿalā baʿḍin fayarkumahu jamīʿan fayajʿalahu fī jahannama ulāika humu l-khāsirūna

Translation

[It is] so that Allāh may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together and put them into Hell. It is those who are the losers.

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Tafsir of verse 37

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Disbelievers who spend their wealth to prevent people from the path of Allah will be driven to the fire of Hell, so that Allah may isolate the wicked group of disbelievers from the pure group of believers, and so that He may place bad people, actions and wealth on top of one another in a pile and place them in the fire of Hell. They are the losers, because they will lose their souls and their families on the Day of Judgement.

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Other translations of verse 37

so that Allah may separate the wicked from the good, and pile up the wicked all together and then cast them into Hell. It is they who are the losers.

In order that Allâh may distinguish the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) from the good (believers of Islâmic Monotheism and doers of righteous deeds), and put the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) one over another, heap them together and cast them into Hell. Those! it is they who are the losers.

That Allah may separate the wicked from the good, The wicked will He place piece upon piece, and heap them all together, and consign them unto hell. Such verily are the losers.

In order that Allah may separate the impure from the pure, put the impure, one on another, heap them together, and cast them into Hell. They will be the ones to have lost.

That Allah might separate the impure from the good, and put the impure, some of it upon the other, and pile it up together, then cast it into hell; these it is that are the losers.

That Allah may discriminate the wicked from the good, and set up the wicked one upon another; (Literally: make some of them upon some "others") (and) so accumulate them up altogether, and then set them up in Hell; those are they (who are) the losers.

Verse 37 word by word

  1. لِيَمِيزَ liyamīza That may distinguish م ي ز
  2. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
  3. ٱلْخَبِيثَ l-khabītha the wicked خ ب ث
  4. مِنَ mina from
  5. ٱلطَّيِّبِ l-ṭayibi the good ط ي ب
  6. وَيَجْعَلَ wayajʿala and place ج ع ل
  7. ٱلْخَبِيثَ l-khabītha the wicked خ ب ث
  8. بَعْضَهُۥ baʿḍahu some of them ب ع ض
  9. عَلَىٰ ʿalā on
  10. بَعْضٍ baʿḍin others ب ع ض
  11. فَيَرْكُمَهُۥ fayarkumahu and heap them ر ك م
  12. جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all together ج م ع
  13. فَيَجْعَلَهُۥ fayajʿalahu and put them ج ع ل
  14. فِى fī in
  15. جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell
  16. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ulāika Those
  17. هُمُ humu they
  18. ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ l-khāsirūna (are) the losers خ س ر

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    And [mention, O Muḥammad], the Day We will gather them all together - then We will say to those who associated others with Allāh, "[Remain in] your place, you and your 'partners.'" Then We will separate them, and their "partners" will say, "You did not used to worship us,

  • Ar-Rum 30:14

    وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَفَرَّقُونَ

    And the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated.

  • Ya-Sin 36:59

    وَٱمْتَٰزُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

    [Then He will say], "But stand apart today, you criminals.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:166–167

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    Allāh would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. Nor would Allāh reveal to you the unseen. But [instead], Allāh chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allāh and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.

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    أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ جَٰهَدُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

    Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while Allāh has not yet made evident those of you who fight in His cause and made evident those who are steadfast?

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