Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Ayah 58
| وَإِمَّا تَخَافَنَّ مِنْ قَوْمٍ خِيَانَةً فَانْبِذْ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَاءٍ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْخَائِنِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'immaa takhaafanna min qawm khiyaanah fa- inbidh 'ilay -him calaa sawaa' 'inna 'allaah laa yuh.ibb al- khaa'inen |
| Pickthall | : | And if thou fearest treachery from any folk, then throw back to them (their treaty) fairly. Lo! Allah loveth not the treacherous. |
| Asad | : | or, if thou hast reason to fear treachery61 from people [with whom thou hast made a covenant], cast it back at them in an equitable manner:62 for, verily, God does not love the treacherous! |
| Malik | : | If you fear treachery from any of your allies, you may fairly retaliate by breaking off the treaty with them (through properly notifying them to that effect), for Allah does not love the treacherous. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | If thou fearest treachery from any group throw back (their covenant) to them (so as to be) on equal terms: for Allah loveth not the treacherous. |
Note - 61The "reason to fear treachery" must not, of course, be
based on mere surmise but on clear, objective evidence
(Tabari, Baghawi, Razi; also Manar X, 58).
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Note - 62I.e., "renounce the covenant in an equitable manner ('ala
sawa')". Tabari explains this sentence thus: "Before
making war on them, inform them that because of the clear
evidence of their treachery thou hast renounced the
treaty which existed between thee and them, so that both
thou and they should know that thou art at war with
them." Baghawi, in his commentary on this verse, gives an
almost identical interpretation and adds, "so that they
should not be under the false impression that thou hast
renounced the treaty after having started the war." Thus,
the concluding sentence of this verse - "God does not
love the treacherous" - is a warning to the believers as
well as to their enemies (Manar X, 58 f.).
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The "reason to fear treachery" must not, of course, be based on mere surmise but on clear, objective evidence (Tabari, Baghawi, Razi; also Manar X, 58). |
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I.e., "renounce the covenant in an equitable manner ('ala sawa')". Tabari explains this sentence thus: "Before making war on them, inform them that because of the clear evidence of their treachery thou hast renounced the treaty which existed between thee and them, so that both thou and they should know that thou art at war with them." Baghawi, in his commentary on this verse, gives an almost identical interpretation and adds, "so that they should not be under the false impression that thou hast renounced the treaty after having started the war." Thus, the concluding sentence of this verse - "God does not love the treacherous" - is a warning to the believers as well as to their enemies (Manar X, 58 f.). |
