Surah Al-Anfal 8:68 — translation and meaning
الأنفال · Verse 68 / 75 · Page 185
لَّوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
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Transliteration
Law laa Kitaabum minal laahi sabaqa lamassakum fee maaa akhaztum 'azaabun 'azeem
Translation
If not for a decree from Allah that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Were it not for a decree from Allah – in which it had already been decided that He would make the gains of war lawful for you and permit you to ransom captives – a severe punishment from Allah would have afflicted you because of the gains of war and ransom you took from the captives at Badr before the coming of revelation from Allah that permitted it.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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