Tafsir of An-Nisa' 4:73

Surah An-Nisa' 4:73

ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ

But if bounty comes to you from Allah, he will surely say, as if there had never been between you and him any affection. "Oh, I wish I had been with them so I could have attained a great attainment."

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ولين أصابكم فضل من الله

But if a bounty comes to you from Allah, such as victory, triumph and booty.

ليقولن كٲن لم تكن بينكم وبينه مودة

he would surely say - as if there had never been ties of affection between you and him, meaning, as if he was not a follower of your religion.

يا ليتني كنت معهم فٲفوز فوزا عظيما

"Oh! I wish I had been with them; then I would have achieved a great success.'' by being assigned a share of the booty and taking possession of that share. This is his ultimate aim and objective. The Encouragement to Participation in Jihad Allah then said,