Surah Al-Anfal (8:17)

فَلَمۡ تَقۡتُلُوۡهُمۡ وَلٰـكِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَتَلَهُمۡ وَمَا رَمَيۡتَ اِذۡ رَمَيۡتَ وَ لٰـكِنَّ اللّٰهَ رَمٰى ۚ وَلِيُبۡلِىَ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ مِنۡهُ بَلَاۤءً حَسَنًا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيۡعٌ عَلِيۡمٌ‏ ۝

Falam taqtuloohum walakinna Allahaqatalahum wama ramayta ith ramayta walakinnaAllaha rama waliyubliya almu/mineena minhu balaanhasanan inna Allaha sameeAAun AAaleem

And you did not kill them, but it was Allāh who killed them. And you threw not, O Muḥammad, when you threw, but it was Allāh who threw that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **Al-Anfal**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "And you did not kill them, but it was Allāh who killed them. And you threw not, O Muḥammad, when you threw, but it was Allāh who threw that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.".