Surah Al-Anfal 8:9 — translation and meaning
الأنفال · Verse 9 / 75 · Page 178
إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ
Word by Word
إِذْ
idh
When
تَسْتَغِيثُونَ
tastaghithuna
you were seeking help
رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
(of) your Lord
فَاسْتَجَابَ
fa-is'tajaba
and He answered
لَكُمْ
lakum
[to] you
أَنِّي
anni
Indeed I am
مُمِدُّكُم
mumiddukum
going to reinforce you
بِأَلْفٍ
bi-alfin
with a thousand
مِّنَ
mina
of
الْمَلَائِكَةِ
al-malaikati
the Angels
مُرْدِفِينَ
mur'difina
one after another
Transliteration
Iz tastagheesoona Rabbakum fastajaaba lakum annee mumiddukum bi alfim minal malaaa'ikati murdifeen
Translation
[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Remember the day of Badr, when the Muslims asked for help from Allah for victory over their enemies, and Allah responded to them, reinforcing and helping them with a thousand angels, following one after another.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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