Al-Anfal
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.2|Opening page from the juz' 10 of the Qur'an copied by [[Ahmad al-Suhrawardi, with verse 41 of the chapter Al-Anfal. Baghdad, ca. 1305–1307. Museum of the Islamic Era]]
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Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter of the Qur'an, Islam's holy book, which includes verse 41 among its contents. The chapter has been considered significant enough in Islamic tradition to be copied and preserved in illuminated manuscripts, such as this example from early 14th-century Baghdad.
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Key facts
- Surah.letters
- 5387
- Surah.juz
- 9—10
- Surah.hizb
- 15—19
- Surah.rukus
- 10
- Surah.verses
- 75
- Surah.words
- 1242
- Surah.number
- 8
- Surah.name
- Al-Anfāl
- Surah.name en
- The Bounties
- Surah.prev_sura
- Quran 7
- Surah.next_sura
- Quran 9
- Surah.classification
- Madinan
- Surah.audio
- Chapter 8, Al-Anfal (Murattal) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Name
- Text narratives
- Verse 8:12
- Verse 8:17
- Verses 8:42 and 8:47
- Verses 8:75
- Appendix
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=1.2|Opening page from the juz' 10 of the Qur'an copied by [[Ahmad al-Suhrawardi, with verse 41 of the chapter Al-Anfal. Baghdad, ca. 1305–1307. Museum of the Islamic Era]]
thumb|upright=1.2|Double-page from the An-Nasir Faraj|Sultan Barquq's Qur'an with heading for chapter Al-Anfal. [[Rayhani script. Cairo, c. 1370 - 1375. British Library]] Al-Anfal (, ; The Spoils of War, Earnings, Savings, Profits) is the eighth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 75 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is a Medinan surah, completed after the Battle of Badr. It forms a pair with the next surah, At-Tawba.