Total Audios: 63
Name Al-Anfal Classification Madina Other names The Spoils of War Position Juz 9—10 Hizb no. 15—19 No. of Rukus 10 No. of verses 75
The Surah takes its name Al-Anfal (The Bounties) from the first verse.
It was revealed in 2 A. H. after the Battle of Badr, the first battle between Islam and kufr. As it contains a detailed and comprehensive review of the Battle, it appears that most probably it was revealed at one and the same time. But it is also possible that some of the verses concerning the problems arising as a result of this Battle might have been revealed later and incorporated at the proper places to make it a continuous whole. At any rate, in the whole Surah there is nothing that might show that it is a collection of a couple of discourses, that have been patched up together.
This surah enunciates general principles of war (one aspect of Jihad) and peace while reviewing the Battle of Badr and uses them for the moral training of the Muslims.