surah Anfal aya 17 , English translation of the meaning Ayah.
﴿فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ رَمَىٰ ۚ وَلِيُبْلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ بَلَاءً حَسَنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ﴾
[ الأنفال: 17]
8:17 And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
Tafsir Ibn Katheer in EnglishFor you did not O believers, kill the idolaters on the day of Badr because of your power and might, but rather Allah supported you in that.
And you O Prophet did not throw sand at the idolaters, rather it was Allah, Who made what you throw reach them.
Allah tested the believers by blessing them with victory over their enemies, despite their small numbers of fighters and weapons, so that they might be thankful to Him.
Indeed Allah listens to your prayers and what you say, and He knows what you do, and what is best for you.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
You killed them not, but Allah killed them. And you (Muhammad SAW) threw not when you did throw but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair trial from Him. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
phonetic Transliteration
Falam taqtuloohum walakinna Allaha qatalahum wama ramayta ith ramayta walakinna Allaha rama waliyubliya almumineena minhu balaan hasanan inna Allaha sameeAAun AAaleemun
Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation
It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but Allah's: in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself: for Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
You killed them not, but Allah killed them. And you threw not when you did throw, but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair trial from Him. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
We try our best to translate, keeping in mind the Italian saying: "Traduttore, traditore", which means: "Translation is a betrayal of the original text".
8:17 And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed translate in arabic
فلم تقتلوهم ولكن الله قتلهم وما رميت إذ رميت ولكن الله رمى وليبلي المؤمنين منه بلاء حسنا إن الله سميع عليم
سورة: الأنفال - آية: ( 17 ) - جزء: ( 9 ) - صفحة: ( 179 )Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
You people must realize that it was not you who brought death upon the infidels but it was Allah Who destroyed them. It was not you O Muhammad who aimed when you spattered, but it was Allah Who directed the sand you hurled at your enemy. Nor was it you who deprived them of power when you threw the handful of sand at their faces, but it was Allah Who eclipsed their sight. Nonetheless, Allah has determined to test the quality of those who have conformed to Islam with gracious intentions; on the one hand with His prevenient grace producing the repentance and faith without which the grace of justification cannot be received and on the other hand with the efficacious grace really effecting the end for which it is given; Allah is indeed Samiun (Omnipresent) with unlimited audition and Alimun (Omniscient)
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(8:17) So the fact is that it was not you, but it was Allah Who killed them; and it was not you when you threw [sand at them], but it was Allah Who threw it, *14 (and the believers were employed for the task) that He might cause the believers to successfully pass through this test. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed meaning
*14). This refers to the occasion wnen the armies of the Muslims and the unbelievers stood face to face in the Battle of Badr and were on the verge of actual fighting. At that moment, the Prophet (peace be on him) threw a handful of dust at the enemy saying: 'May, their faces be scorched.' So saying the Prophet (peace be on him) made a gesture and the Muslims started their charge. (See Ahmad b. Hanbal, Musnad, vol. 1, p. 368; Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, p. 668; Ibn Kathir, comments on the verse - Ed.)
And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed meaning in Urdu
پس حقیقت یہ ہے کہ تم نے انہیں قتل نہیں کیا بلکہ اللہ نے ان کو قتل کیا اور تو نے نہیں پھینکا بلکہ اللہ نے پھینکا (اور مومنوں کے ہاتھ جو اِس کام میں استعمال کیے گئے) تو یہ اس لیے تھا کہ اللہ مومنوں کو ایک بہترین آزمائش سے کامیابی کے ساتھ گزار دے، یقیناً اللہ سُننے والا اور جاننے والا ہے
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