Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 28 (8:28)

ٱلْأَنْفَال

وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَٰدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ

Quran 8:28 is ayah 28 of Surah Al-Anfal (“The Spoils of War”), a Medinan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 180 of the Madani Mushaf.

8:28
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟أَنَّمَآأَمْوَٰلُكُمْوَأَوْلَٰدُكُمْفِتْنَةٌوَأَنَّٱللَّهَعِندَهُۥٓأَجْرٌعَظِيمٌ٢٨
wa-iʿ'lamū annamā amwālukum wa-awlādukum fit'natun wa-anna l-laha ʿindahu ajrun ʿaẓīmun

And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allāh has with Him a great reward.(28)

Word by word

  1. وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūAnd know
  2. أَنَّمَآannamāthat
  3. أَمْوَٰلُكُمْamwālukumyour wealth
  4. وَأَوْلَٰدُكُمْwa-awlādukumand your children
  5. فِتْنَةٌfit'natun(are) a trial
  6. وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd that
  7. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  8. عِندَهُۥٓʿindahuwith Him
  9. أَجْرٌajrun(is) a reward
  10. عَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat

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