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

ٱلْأَنْفَال

لِيُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَيُبْطِلَ ٱلْبَٰطِلَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

Quran 8:8 is ayah 8 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.

8:8
لِيُحِقَّٱلْحَقَّوَيُبْطِلَٱلْبَٰطِلَوَلَوْكَرِهَٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ٨
liyuḥiqqa l-ḥaqa wayub'ṭila l-bāṭila walaw kariha l-muj'rimūna

That He should establish the truth and abolish falsehood, even if the criminals disliked it.(8)

Word by word

  1. لِيُحِقَّliyuḥiqqaThat He might justify
  2. ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truth
  3. وَيُبْطِلَwayub'ṭilaand prove false
  4. ٱلْبَٰطِلَl-bāṭilathe falsehood
  5. وَلَوْwalaweven if
  6. كَرِهَkarihadisliked (it)
  7. ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَl-muj'rimūnathe criminals

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