8:21
وَلَاتَكُونُوا۟كَٱلَّذِينَقَالُوا۟سَمِعْنَاوَهُمْلَايَسْمَعُونَ٢١
walā takūnū ka-alladhīna qālū samiʿ'nā wahum lā yasmaʿūna
And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.(21)
Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 21 (8:21)
ٱلْأَنْفَال
وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
Quran 8:21 is ayah 21 of Surah Al-Anfal (“The Spoils of War”), a Medinan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 179 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 9
- Hizb 18
- Page 179
- Ruku 3
- Revealed Medina
Word by word
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَكُونُوا۟takūnūbe
- كَٱلَّذِينَka-alladhīnalike those who
- قَالُوا۟qālūsay
- سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāWe heard
- وَهُمْwahumwhile they
- لَاlā(do) not
- يَسْمَعُونَyasmaʿūnahear
Tafsir (commentary) of 8:21
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This commentary explains ayahs 8:20–23 together.