Surah Anfal ayat 9 Tafsir Quran 8:9

﴿إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ﴾
[ الأنفال: 9]

8:9 [Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another."

When you sought help from your Lord asking Him to help you by granting you victory over them and He answered you saying ‘I shall reinforce you I shall assist you with a thousand angels rank upon rank’ one rank following after the next God promised them this number at first but it then became three thousand and then five thousand as stated in sūrat Āl ‘Imrān Q. 3124-125 a variant reading of alf ‘thousand’ has the plural āluf ‘thousands’ similar in pattern to aflus ‘coins’.

You implored Allahs aid with touching entreaties and Allah responded favourably, thus: I will, He said: uphold you with one thousand angels in sets succeeding one another

( When ye sought help of ) when you called upon ( your Lord ) to assist you on the Day of Badr ( and He answered you (saying ): I will help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank) coming one after another to help you.

(Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): "I will help you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession."

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