#SurahAlAnfal
The Spoils[1] (Arabic: ٱلأنفال, al-ʾanfāl; aka Spoils of War,[2] Earnings, Savings, Profits)[3] is the eighth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 75 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is a "Medinan surah", completed after the Battle of Badr. It forms a pair with the next surah, At-Tawba.[4]
Sura8 of theQuran
ٱلْأَنْفَال
Al-Anfāl
The Bounties
ClassificationMedinanOther namesThe Spoils of WarPositionJuzʼ 9—10Hizb no.15—19No. of Rukus10No. of verses75
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According to the eminent muslim philospher Abul A'la Maududi, the chapter was probably revealed in 2 A. H. after the Battle of Badr, the first defensive clash between meccans and muslim people of Medina after they fled from persecution in mecca . As it contains an extensive point-by-point survey of the Battle, it gives the idea that most presumably it was uncovered at very much the same time. Yet, it is additionally conceivable that a portion of the verse concerning the issues emerging because of this Battle may have been uncovered later and joined at the best possible spots to make it a consistent entirety.[5]
