Word Analysis — The Spoils of War 8:17
al-Anfal · Verse 17 of 75
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
It was not you who killed them but God, and when you [Prophet] threw [sand at them] it was not your throw [that defeated them] but God’s, to do the believers a favour: God is all seeing and all knowing
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And not |
فَلَمْ
(falam)
|
ل م |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you kill them |
تَقْتُلُوهُمْ
(taqtulūhum)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| but |
وَلَٰكِنَّ
(walākinna)
|
ل ك ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهَ
(l-laha)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| killed them |
قَتَلَهُمْ
(qatalahum)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| And not |
وَمَا
(wamā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you threw |
رَمَيْتَ
(ramayta)
|
ر م ي |
Verb
V
|
| when |
إِذْ
(idh)
|
ا ذ |
Noun
Noun
|
| you threw |
رَمَيْتَ
(ramayta)
|
ر م ي |
Verb
V
|
| but |
وَلَٰكِنَّ
(walākinna)
|
ل ك ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهَ
(l-laha)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| threw |
رَمَىٰ
(ramā)
|
ر م ي |
Verb
V
|
| and that He may test |
وَلِيُبْلِىَ
(waliyub'liya)
|
ب ل و |
Verb
V
|
| the believers |
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
(l-mu'minīna)
|
أ م ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| from Him |
مِنْهُ
(min'hu)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (with) a trial |
بَلَآءً
(balāan)
|
ب ل و |
Noun
Noun
|
| good |
حَسَنًا
(ḥasanan)
|
ح س ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| Indeed |
إِنَّ
(inna)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهَ
(l-laha)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) All-Hearing |
سَمِيعٌ
(samīʿun)
|
س م ع |
Noun
Noun
|
| All-Knowing |
عَلِيمٌ
(ʿalīmun)
|
ع ل م |
Noun
Noun
|