Surah Al-Anfal 8:8 — translation and meaning
الأنفال · Verse 8 / 75 · Page 177
لِيُحِقَّ الْحَقَّ وَيُبْطِلَ الْبَاطِلَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُجْرِمُونَ
Word by Word
لِيُحِقَّ
liyuhiqqa
That He might justify
الْحَقَّ
al-haqa
the truth
وَيُبْطِلَ
wayub'tila
and prove false
الْبَاطِلَ
al-batila
the falsehood
وَلَوْ
walaw
even if
كَرِهَ
kariha
disliked (it)
الْمُجْرِمُونَ
al-muj'rimuna
the criminals
Transliteration
Liyuhiqqal haqqa wa tubtilal baatila wa law karihal mujrimoon
Translation
That He should establish the truth and abolish falsehood, even if the criminals disliked it.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
This occurred so that Allah may establish the truth by making Islam and its people victorious, and for Him to make clear the error of falsehood, even if the idolaters disliked this.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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