Transliteration:( Liyuhiqqal haqqa wa yubtilal baatila wa law karihal mujrimoon )
16. The word criminals denote the polytheists ie the victory of the Muslims at Badr proved very burdensome, hurtful and unpalatable to the infidels.
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The tafsir of Surah Al-Anfal verse 8 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anfal ayat 5 which provides the complete commentary from verse 6 through 8.
7. This gives some idea of the prevalent situation at the time. As we have said earlier (see above, p. 128), the march of the Quraysh towards Madina meant that only one of the two would survive in Arabia – either Islam or the entrenched system of Jahiliyah (Ignorance). Had the Muslims not taken up the challenge, the very survival of Islam would have been imperilled. But since the Muslims took the initiative and dealt a severe blow to the military strength of the Quraysh it became possible for Islam to consolidate itself and subsequently the forces of Ignorance suffered a succession of humiliating reverses.
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