Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Ayah 62
| وَإِنْ يُرِيدُوا أَنْ يَخْدَعُوكَ فَإِنَّ حَسْبَكَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ الَّذِي أَيَّدَكَ بِنَصْرِهِ وَبِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| Asad | : | And should they seek but to deceive thee [by their show of peace] - behold, God is enough for thee!67 He it is who has strengthened thee with His succour, and by giving thee believing followers68 |
| Malik | : | Should they intend to deceive you, verily Allah is All-Sufficient for you. He is the One Who has strengthened you and the believers with His help , |
| Pickthall | : | And if they would deceive thee, then lo! Allah is sufficient for thee. He it is Who supporteth thee with His help and with the believers, |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Should they intend to deceive thee verily Allah sufficeth thee: He it is that hath strengthened thee with his aid and with (the company of) the believers: 1229 |
| Transliteration | : | Wain yureedoo an yakhdaAAooka fainna hasbaka Allahu huwa allathee ayyadaka binasrihi wabialmumineena |
Note - 67The implication is that "even if they offer peace only
with a view to deceiving thee, this [offer of] peace must
be accepted, since all judgment [of their intentions]
must be based on outward evidence alone" (Razi): in other
words, mere suspicion cannot be made an excuse for
rejecting an offer of peace.
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Note - 68Lit., "and by the believers": thus signifying the visible
means (wasitah) by which God succoured the Prophet.
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Note - 1229In working for peace there may be a certain risk of
treachery on the other side. We must take that risk:
because the men of Faith have Allah's aid to count upon
and the strength of the united body of the righteous.
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The implication is that "even if they offer peace only with a view to deceiving thee, this [offer of] peace must be accepted, since all judgment [of their intentions] must be based on outward evidence alone" (Razi): in other words, mere suspicion cannot be made an excuse for rejecting an offer of peace. |
