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Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 40

سورة الأنفال، الآية ٤٠

8:40 Juz 9 Hizb 18 Page 181 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 8:40

وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ ۝٤٠

Transliteration

wa-in tawallaw fa-iʿ'lamū anna l-laha mawlākum niʿ'ma l-mawlā waniʿ'ma l-naṣīru

Translation

But if they turn away - then know that Allāh is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.

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Verse 40 of Surah Al-Anfal (8:40), a Medinan surah, is in juz 9, on page 181 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 40

Al-Mukhtasar

If they turn away from the order to leave disbelief and preventing others from Allah’s religion, then be certain, O believers, that Allah will help you against them. What an excellent protector He is for the one He protects, and what an excellent helper He is for the one He helps! Whoever He protects will be successful and whoever He helps will be victorious.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Al-Anfal

Other translations of verse 40

But if they turn away, then know that Allah is your Protector. What an excellent Protector and an excellent Helper!

And if they turn away, then know that Allâh is your Maulâ (Patron, Lord, Protector and Supporter) - (what) an Excellent Maulâ and (what) an Excellent Helper!

And if they turn away, then know that Allah is your Befriender - a Transcendent Patron, a Transcendent Helper!

If they refuse, be sure that Allah is your Protector - the best to protect and the best to help.

And if they turn back, then know that Allah is your Patron; most excellent is the Patron and most excellent the Helper.

And in case they turn away, then know that Allah is your Supreme Patronizer, The Excellent Supreme Patronizer, and The Excellent Supreme Vindicator!

Verse 40 word by word

  1. وَإِن wa-in And if
  2. تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallaw they turn away و ل ي
  3. فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ fa-iʿ'lamū then know ع ل م
  4. أَنَّ anna that
  5. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  6. مَوْلَىٰكُمْ mawlākum (is) your Protector و ل ي
  7. نِعْمَ niʿ'ma Excellent ن ع م
  8. ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ l-mawlā (is) the Protector و ل ي
  9. وَنِعْمَ waniʿ'ma and Excellent ن ع م
  10. ٱلنَّصِيرُ l-naṣīru (is) the Helper ن ص ر

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