Translation of the meanings Ayah 42 Surah Al-Anfāl - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 42

إِذۡ أَنتُم بِٱلۡعُدۡوَةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَهُم بِٱلۡعُدۡوَةِ ٱلۡقُصۡوَىٰ وَٱلرَّكۡبُ أَسۡفَلَ مِنكُمۡۚ وَلَوۡ تَوَاعَدتُّمۡ لَٱخۡتَلَفۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡمِيعَٰدِ وَلَٰكِن لِّيَقۡضِيَ ٱللَّهُ أَمۡرٗا كَانَ مَفۡعُولٗا لِّيَهۡلِكَ مَنۡ هَلَكَ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٖ وَيَحۡيَىٰ مَنۡ حَيَّ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٖۗ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَسَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

42. (Recall) when you were on the nearer side (of) the valley and they (the enemy) were on the further side, and the caravan was below you. If you had mutually made an appointment, you would certainly have broken away from the appointment, but - (it was) so, that Allāh might bring about a matter that was to be done, that he who would perish might perish on clear Proof, and he who would live might live 'decently' by clear Proof. Allah is certainly All-Hearing, All-Knowing;