Draft:Verse 63 of Sura al-Anfal
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| Verse's Information | |
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| Sura | al-Anfal (Qur'an 8) |
| Verse | 63 |
| Juz' | 10 |
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| Place of Revelation | Medina |
| Topic | Fostering mutual affection |
Qur'an 8:63 was revealed concerning two tribes of the Ansar, specifically the Aws and Khazraj.[1] During the Jahiliyya (Age of Ignorance), these tribes harbored deep-seated enmity and hatred toward one another. However, with the advent of the Prophet of Islam (s) and their subsequent embrace of Islam, God reconciled their hearts and forged a lasting bond of friendship between them. United, they became instrumental in supporting the Prophet (s).[2]
| “ | وَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚ لَوْ أَنفَقْتَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مَّا أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
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| “ | and united their hearts. Had you spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allah united them. Indeed He is All-mighty, All-wise.
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| — Qur'an 8:63 | ||
According to various Shi'a exegetes, while the scope of this verse encompasses all believers, including the Muhajirun,[3] its primary and most direct application concerns the Ansar due to their pivotal role in supporting and assisting the Prophet (s).[4]
Certain exegetes view the miraculous reconciliation of these once-hostile hearts as a profound testament to the truthfulness of Islam.[5] They maintain that even if all the world's wealth—encompassing jewels, precious metals, agricultural bounties, and other worldly blessings—were expended, human efforts alone could never have bridged such a bitter divide;[6] only the sovereign will of God could achieve such profound unity.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Baḥrānī, al-Burhān, 1415 AH, vol. 2, p. 709.
- ↑ Thaqafī Tihrānī, Rawān-i jāwīd, 1398 AH, vol. 2, p. 546; Baḥrānī, al-Burhān, 1415 AH, vol. 2, p. 709.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i namūna, 1371 Sh, vol. 7, p. 231.
- ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1390 AH, vol. 9, p. 118.
- ↑ Ṭayyib, Aṭyab al-bayān, 1369 Sh, vol. 6, p. 154.
- ↑ Ṭayyib, Aṭyab al-bayān, 1369 Sh, vol. 6, p. 154.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i namūna, 1371 Sh, vol. 7, p. 231.
References
- Baḥrānī, Hāshim b. Sulaymān, al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, ed. Bunyād-i Biʿthat, Wāḥid-i Taḥqīqāt-i Islāmī, Qom, Muʾassasat al-Biʿtha, Qism al-Dirāsāt al-Islāmiyya, 1st edition, 1415/1994-95.
- Thaqafī Tihrānī, Muḥammad, Rawān-i jāwīd dar tafsīr-i Qurʾān-i majīd, Tehran, Burhān, 2nd edition, 1398/1977-78.
- Ṭabāṭabāʾī, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn, al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, Beirut, Muʾassasat al-Aʿlamī lil-Maṭbūʿāt, 2nd edition, 1390/1970-71.
- Ṭayyib, ʿAbd al-Ḥusayn, Aṭyab al-bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, Tehran, Nashr-i Islām, 2nd edition, 1990-91.
- Makārim Shīrāzī, Nāṣir, Tafsīr-i namūna, Tehran, Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmiyya, 10th edition, 1992-93.