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    • Quran-8:39 Surah Al-anfal English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    وَقَٰتِلُوهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ لَا تَكُونَ فِتۡنَةٞ وَيَكُونَ ٱلدِّينُ كُلُّهُۥ لِلَّهِۚ فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوۡاْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٞ

    Transliteration:( Wa qaatiloohum hattaa laa takoona fitnatunw wa yakoonaddeenu kulluhoo lillaah; fainin tahaw fa innallaaha bimaa ya'maloona Baseer )

    39. And fight them until there is no more mischief [79], and the religion is entirely for Allah [80]. But if they desist, then Allah is All-Seeing of what they do. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (39) And fight against them until there is no fitnah[446] and [until] the religion [i.e., worship], all of it, is for Allāh.[447] And if they cease - then indeed, Allāh is Seeing of what they do. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah Al-Anfal Ayat 39 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary of Surah Al-Anfal – Verse 39

    "And fight them until there is no more mischief [79], and the religion is entirely for Allah [80]. But if they desist, then Allah is All-Seeing of what they do."

    ✅ [79] War to Remove Obstacles, Not to Compel Belief

    This verse clarifies that the purpose of jihad is not to force conversion, but to end the power and influence of disbelief, which creates obstacles to the spread and practice of Islam. “Mischief” here refers to the authority and oppression of disbelief, not disbelief itself.

    ✅ [80] Islam’s Supremacy Through Justice, Not Coercion

    The goal is for religion to belong entirely to Allah—meaning Islam should have the freedom to flourish without obstruction. This is the justification for jihad: to defend truth, break oppressive resistance, and protect the right to practice Islam.

    When disbelievers desist, either by peace, submission, or paying jizyah, warfare must stop. Allah is fully aware of all actions and intentions, ensuring justice prevails.

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah Al-Anfal verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Anfal ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 40.

    (8:39) And fight against them until the mischief ends and the way prescribed by Allah – the whole of it -prevail[31] Then, if they give up mischief, surely Allah sees what they do.

    Ala-Maududi

    (8:39) And fight against them until the mischief ends and the way prescribed by Allah – the whole of it -prevail[31] Then, if they give up mischief, surely Allah sees what they do.

    31. This is a reiteration of the purpose, mentioned earlier in al-Baqarah 2: 193, for which Muslims are required to wage war. The purpose is two-fold. Negatively speaking, the purpose is to eradicate ‘mischief’. The positive purpose consists of establishing a state of affairs wherein all obedience is rendered to God alone. This alone is the purpose for which the believers may, rather should, fight. Fighting for any other purpose is not lawful. Nor does it behove men of faith to take part in wars for worldly purposes. For further explanation see Towards Understanding the Qur’an, vol. 1, (Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 193) note 204-205.

    (39) And fight against them until there is no fitnah[446] and [until] the religion [i.e., worship], all of it, is for Allāh.[447] And if they cease - then indeed, Allāh is Seeing of what they do.

    [446]- Persecution. See footnote to 2:191. [447]- i.e., until polytheism is no longer dominant.

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