Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 33 (8:33)

ٱلْأَنْفَال

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ …

Quran 8:33 is ayah 33 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.

8:33
وَمَاكَانَٱللَّهُلِيُعَذِّبَهُمْوَأَنتَفِيهِمْ ۚوَمَاكَانَٱللَّهُمُعَذِّبَهُمْوَهُمْيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ٣٣
wamā kāna l-lahu liyuʿadhibahum wa-anta fīhim wamā kāna l-lahu muʿadhibahum wahum yastaghfirūna

But Allāh would not punish them while you, [O Muḥammad], are among them, and Allāh would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.(33)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāBut not
  2. كَانَkānais
  3. ٱللَّهُl-lahu(for) Allah
  4. لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْliyuʿadhibahumthat He punishes them
  5. وَأَنتَwa-antawhile you
  6. فِيهِمْ ۚfīhim(are) among them
  7. وَمَاwamāand not
  8. كَانَkānais
  9. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  10. مُعَذِّبَهُمْmuʿadhibahumthe One Who punishes them
  11. وَهُمْwahumwhile they
  12. يَسْتَغْفِرُونَyastaghfirūnaseek forgiveness

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