Surah 8
Al-Anfaal
The Spoils of War
الأنفال
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Name and conventional translation
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Arabic name
الأنفال
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Transliteration
Al-Anfaal
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English name
The Spoils of War
Source fact as Tanzil metadata gives it; Tanzil names no translator for it
Verse count and position
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Verses
75
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Words
1234
Derived link whitespace-separated tokens of the Uthmani text, the rule the morphology layer uses
Position in the mushaf order
8 of 114
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Position in a revelation ordering
88 of 114
Revelation order as encoded by the Tanzil metadata · Tanzil publishes an "order" value for each surah and documents the field only as "revelation order". It does not name which ordering it encodes, cite a scholar, or reference an edition. We have therefore not established whose ordering this is, and we do not name one. The major orderings disagree about dozens of surahs, so naming the likeliest candidate would be a guess presented as a citation.
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Place of revelation, as Tanzil classifies it
Medinan
Source fact Tanzil's classification, carried without a named authority
Juzʾ
Juzʾ 9 to 10; a new juzʾ begins at 8:41 (10)
Source fact juzʾ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record
Opening formula (basmala) in this edition
stands before verse 1 and is not numbered
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What the surah says of itself
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Major movements and sections
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Rukūʿ divisions
| Rukūʿ | Verses | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:1-10 | يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَنفَالِ قُلِ … |
| 2 | 8:11-19 | إِذْ يُغَشِّيكُمُ ٱلنُّعَاسَ أَمَنَةً … |
| 3 | 8:20-28 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ … |
| 4 | 8:29-37 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن … |
| 5 | 8:38-44 | قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن … |
| 6 | 8:45-48 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا … |
| 7 | 8:49-58 | إِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ … |
| 8 | 8:59-64 | وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ … |
| 9 | 8:65-69 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ حَرِّضِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ … |
| 10 | 8:70-75 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّمَن … |
Source fact rukūʿ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record; each runs to the verse before the next; opening words are the first 4 words of its first verse
Repeated words and themes
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Verses repeated word for word
No verse of this surah repeats another word for word.
Derived link verses of this surah whose Uthmani text is byte-identical to another verse of it
Phrases repeated word for word
| Times | Words | Phrase | Verses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ | 15, 20, 29, 45 |
| 3 | 3 | فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ | 60, 72, 74 |
Derived link runs of at least 3 consecutive words, inside one verse, occurring at least 3 times in this surah, kept only where no longer run has the same occurrences; a run that is only ever a whole repeated verse is listed above instead
Roots carried by the most words
1234 words370 with one root, counted97 conflicting roots194 no root recorded573 not analysed
| Root | Words, at least | Verses | Forms in this surah |
|---|---|---|---|
| ع.ل.م | 9 | 9 | عَلِيمٌ تَعْلَمُونَ عَلِمَ وَعَلِمَ يَعْلَمُهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ |
| س.م.ع | 9 | 8 | سَمِعْنَا سَمِيعٌ أَسْمَعَهُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ لَسَمِيعٌ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ |
| ك.و.ن | 9 | 8 | كَانَ تَكُونُ |
| أ.م.ن | 8 | 8 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَٰنًا وَبِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ |
| غ.ف.ر | 7 | 6 | غَفُورٌ وَيَغْفِرْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ يُغْفَرْ |
| ب.ي.ن | 7 | 5 | بَيْنَ بَيِّنَةٍ تَبَيَّنَ وَبَيْنَهُم |
| س.ب.ل | 6 | 6 | سَبِيلِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ |
| ح.ك.م | 5 | 5 | حَكِيمٌ |
| ع.ذ.ب | 5 | 5 | عَذَابَ بِعَذَابٍ عَذَابٌ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ |
| ك.ف.ر | 5 | 5 | ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ تَكْفُرُونَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ وَيُكَفِّرْ |
| ك.ل.ل | 5 | 5 | كُلِّ بِكُلِّ كُلَّ وَكُلٌّ |
| و.ه.م | 5 | 5 | وَهُمْ |
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| خ.ي.ر | 5 | 4 | خَيْرًا خَيْرٌ خَيْرُ |
| ش.ي.أ | 5 | 4 | شَىْءٍ |
| ل.ك.م | 5 | 4 | لَكُمْ |
| ب.ع.ض | 4 | 4 | بَعْضٍ بِبَعْضٍ |
| ح.ق.ق | 4 | 4 | حَقًّا لِيُحِقَّ يُحِقَّ |
| ذ.و.ي | 4 | 4 | بِذَاتِ ذَاتَ ذَاتِ ذُو |
| ر.س.ل | 4 | 4 | وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَٱلرَّسُولَ وَٱلرَّسُولِ |
| ش.د.د | 4 | 4 | شَدِيدُ |
| ع.ز.ز | 4 | 4 | عَزِيزٌ |
| ف.ت.ن | 4 | 4 | فِتْنَةٌ فِتْنَةً |
| ق.و.م | 4 | 4 | قَوْمٍ قَوْمٌ يُقِيمُونَ |
| ك.ث.ر | 4 | 4 | كَثِيرًا أَكْثَرَهُمْ كَثُرَتْ |
| ن.ب.ي | 4 | 4 | ٱلنَّبِىُّ لِنَبِىٍّ |
| و.ف.ي | 4 | 4 | فِيهِمْ يَتَوَفَّى يُوَفَّ |
| ص.ب.ر | 4 | 3 | ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ صَابِرَةٌ صَٰبِرُونَ |
| ق.ت.ل | 4 | 3 | تَقْتُلُوهُمْ قَتَلَهُمْ وَقَٰتِلُوهُمْ يَقْتُلُوكَ |
| ق.ل.ل | 4 | 3 | قَلِيلًا قَلِيلٌ وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ |
| ق.و.ل | 4 | 3 | وَقَالَ لَقُلْنَا يَقُولُ |
| م.ك.ر | 4 | 1 | وَيَمْكُرُ وَيَمْكُرُونَ يَمْكُرُ ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ |
| أ.ل.ف | 3 | 3 | أَلْفًا أَلْفٌ بِأَلْفٍ |
| ج.ه.ن.م | 3 | 3 | جَهَنَّمَ جَهَنَّمُ |
| خ.و.ف | 3 | 3 | أَخَافُ تَخَافَنَّ تَخَافُونَ |
| ر.ب.و | 3 | 3 | رَبِّهِمْ |
| ر.ز.ق | 3 | 3 | وَرِزْقٌ رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ |
| ط.ي.ب | 3 | 3 | طَيِّبًا ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ ٱلطَّيِّبِ |
| ظ.ل.م | 3 | 3 | بِظَلَّٰمٍ تُظْلَمُونَ ظَٰلِمِينَ |
| ع.م.ل | 3 | 3 | يَعْمَلُونَ تَعْمَلُونَ |
| ف.ع.ل | 3 | 3 | مَفْعُولًا تَفْعَلُوهُ |
| م.ع.ي | 3 | 3 | مَعَ |
| ن.ص.ر | 3 | 3 | ٱلنَّصْرُ ٱلنَّصِيرُ |
| ن.و.س | 3 | 3 | ٱلنَّاسِ ٱلنَّاسُ |
| و.ك.ل | 3 | 3 | وَتَوَكَّلْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ يَتَوَكَّلْ |
| ث.م.م | 3 | 2 | ثُمَّ |
| ر.و.د | 3 | 2 | تُرِيدُونَ وَيُرِيدُ يُرِيدُ |
| ف.ر.ع.ن | 3 | 2 | فِرْعَوْنَ |
| ن.ع.م | 3 | 2 | أَنْعَمَهَا نِعْمَ وَنِعْمَ |
| ي.و.م | 3 | 2 | يَوْمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ |
| أ.خ.ذ | 2 | 2 | أَخَذْتُمْ أُخِذَ |
| أ.م.ر | 2 | 2 | أَمْرًا |
| أ.ي.د | 2 | 2 | أَيَّدَكَ أَيْدِيكُم |
| ب.ص.ر | 2 | 2 | بَصِيرٌ |
| ب.ع.د | 2 | 2 | بَعْدَ بَعْدُ |
| ث.ب.ت | 2 | 2 | لِيُثْبِتُوكَ وَيُثَبِّتَ |
| ج.ع.ل | 2 | 2 | جَعَلَهُ وَيَجْعَلَ |
| ج.م.ع | 2 | 2 | جَمِيعًا |
| ح.س.ب | 2 | 2 | حَسْبَكَ حَسْبُكَ |
| ح.ش.ر | 2 | 2 | تُحْشَرُونَ يُحْشَرُونَ |
| خ.ر.ج | 2 | 2 | أَخْرَجَكَ يُخْرِجُوكَ |
| خ.و.ن | 2 | 2 | خِيَانَةً خِيَانَتَكَ |
| د.أ.ب | 2 | 2 | كَدَأْبِ |
| ذ.ه.ب | 2 | 2 | وَتَذْهَبَ وَيُذْهِبَ |
| ر.ب.ب | 2 | 2 | رَبُّكَ |
| ش.ر.ر | 2 | 2 | شَرَّ |
| ش.ط.ن | 2 | 2 | ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ |
| ع.ظ.م | 2 | 2 | عَظِيمٌ |
| غ.ل.ب | 2 | 2 | غَالِبَ يُغْلَبُونَ |
| ف.أ.ي | 2 | 2 | فِئَةً فِئَةٍ |
| ق.ل.ب | 2 | 2 | قُلُوبِ قُلُوبِهِم |
| ق.و.ي | 2 | 2 | قَوِىٌّ قُوَّةٍ |
| ك.ت.ب | 2 | 2 | كِتَٰبٌ كِتَٰبِ |
| ك.ر.م | 2 | 2 | كَرِيمٌ |
| ك.ر.ه | 2 | 2 | كَرِهَ لَكَٰرِهُونَ |
| ن.ف.س | 2 | 2 | بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ |
| و.أ.ل | 2 | 2 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ |
| ر.م.ي | 2 | 1 | رَمَيْتَ |
| ن.ف.ل | 2 | 1 | ٱلْأَنفَالُ ٱلْأَنفَالِ |
Derived link a word counts toward a root only where every analysis Camel Morph kept for it names that one root and no analysis records none; words with no analysis, no root or conflicting roots are not counted anywhere. Roots on at least 2 words.
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Words the analyser did not read
573 of this surah's 1234 words have no analysis, and a further 291 have no single root, so the root counts are minimums. Camel Morph MSA is a Modern Standard Arabic analyser meeting Qur'anic Arabic.
People and events named
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Common claims the text does not itself establish
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Provisional stand-in: studies tagged a common misconception that cite this surah
- Did the Qur'an simply borrow its stories from the Bible?8:31
- Does the Qur'an sanction slavery?8:67, 70
Derived link every current study that carries the common-misconception tag and cites a verse of this surah. That tag is a discovery aid, not a mark that the text does not establish the claim — that mark does not exist yet — so this list is provisional and not a complete account of the claims the text does not establish. The question is quoted; the answer is on the study.
Links to related topical studies
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Current studies citing a verse of this surah
12 current studies
War, peace & religious freedom4
Food, drink & dietary law1
Justice & governance1
Magic, dreams & the supernatural1
Mental wellbeing & hardship1
Money, work & economic ethics1
Muhammad in the Qur'an1
Other faiths & interreligious relations1
The Qur'an about itself1
Derived link every study whose current signature cites at least one verse of this surah, grouped by its /studies theme (largest first, ties by name, no theme last) and ordered by first verse cited. A citation is not a statement that the study is about this surah.
Source and review status
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| Source | Licence | Attribution notice |
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| Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) Uthmani, Version 1.1 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 | Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/ |
| Tanzil Qur'an metadata quran-data.xml v1.0 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution — version not specified by the source | Surah metadata from Tanzil Qur'an metadata (quran-data.xml, version 1.0), Tanzil Project, tanzil.net. (C) 2008-2009 Tanzil.info. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution; the source does not state a version. Values are reproduced unchanged; this site selects and arranges them, and derives verse ranges from the division start points. https://tanzil.net/res/text/metadata/quran-data.xml |
| Camel Morph MSA v1.0, LREC-COLING 2024 release · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | Morphological analyses from Camel Morph MSA (LREC-COLING 2024 release) by Christian Khairallah, Salam Khalifa, Reham Marzouk, Mayar Mohamadein Nassar and Nizar Habash, CAMeL Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi (Khairallah et al., 2024), https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Modified: this site runs the analyser over its Qur'anic text, keeps only analyses whose vocalisation matches the text, removes duplicates and counts the result. https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph |
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Verse restatements signed for this surah
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Signed introduction to this surah
Seventy-five verses on Badr and what followed it: how spoils are divided, how a fighting force should conduct itself, and how treaties are kept and ended — taking its name from the question that opens it, put to the Prophet about the spoils, and answered before the fighting itself is described.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 2026-08-29 · Editorial
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