Surah Al-Anfal 8:40 — translation and meaning

الأنفال · Verse 40 / 75 · Page 181

ۚ وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَوْلَاكُمْ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ

Word by Word

ۚ
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَوَلَّوْا
tawallaw
they turn away
فَاعْلَمُوا
fa-i'lamu
then know
أَنَّ
anna
that
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
مَوْلَاكُمْ
mawlakum
(is) your Protector
نِعْمَ
ni'ma
Excellent
الْمَوْلَى
al-mawla
(is) the Protector
وَنِعْمَ
wani'ma
and Excellent
النَّصِيرُ
al-nasiru
(is) the Helper

Transliteration

Wa in tawallaw fa'lamooo annal laaha mawlaakum; ni'mal mawlaa wa ni'man naseer

Translation

But if they turn away - then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is the helper.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

If they turn away from the order to leave disbelief and preventing others from Allah’s religion, then be certain, O believers, that Allah will help you against them. What an excellent protector He is for the one He protects, and what an excellent helper He is for the one He helps! Whoever He protects will be successful and whoever He helps will be victorious.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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