Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 6 (8:6)

ٱلْأَنْفَال

يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ فِى ٱلْحَقِّ بَعْدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ …

Quran 8:6 is ayah 6 of Surah Al-Anfal (“The Spoils of War”), a Medinan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 177 of the Madani Mushaf.

8:6
يُجَٰدِلُونَكَفِىٱلْحَقِّبَعْدَ مَاتَبَيَّنَكَأَنَّمَايُسَاقُونَإِلَىٱلْمَوْتِوَهُمْيَنظُرُونَ٦
yujādilūnaka fī l-ḥaqi baʿdamā tabayyana ka-annamā yusāqūna ilā l-mawti wahum yanẓurūna

Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on.(6)

Word by word

  1. يُجَٰدِلُونَكَyujādilūnakaThey dispute with you
  2. فِىfīconcerning
  3. ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqithe truth
  4. بَعْدَ مَاbaʿdamāafter what
  5. تَبَيَّنَtabayyanawas made clear
  6. كَأَنَّمَاka-annamāas if
  7. يُسَاقُونَyusāqūnathey were driven
  8. إِلَىilāto
  9. ٱلْمَوْتِl-mawti[the] death
  10. وَهُمْwahumwhile they
  11. يَنظُرُونَyanẓurūna(were) looking

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