The Spoils of War
8. Al-Anfāl
الأنفال
al-Anfāl (The Spoils)
ٱلْأَنْفَال
8:67
مَا
كَانَ
لِنَبِيٍّ
أَن
يَكُونَ
لَهُ
أَسْرَى
حَتَّى
يُثْخِنَ
فِي
الْأَرْضِ
تُرِيدُونَ
عَرَضَ
الدُّنْيَا
وَاللَّهُ
يُرِيدُ
الْآخِرَةَ
وَاللَّهُ
عَزِيزٌ
حَكِيمٌ
mā kāna li-nabiyyin ʾan yakūna lahū ʾasrā ḥattā yuthkhina fī l-ʾarḍi turīdūna ʿaraḍa d-dunyā wa-llāhu yurīdu l-ʾākhirata wa-llāhu ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
The Prophet is not supposed to take any captives to strengthen his position on the earth. You want worldly gains but God wants the life hereafter for you. God is Majestic and All-wise.
