Surah Al-Anfaal · Ayah 16·Madanī

16

وَمَن إِلَّا أَوْ إِلَىٰ فَقَدْ مِّنَ جَهَنَّمُ ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allah, and his refuge is Hell - and wretched is the destination.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 13 roots in 13 of 20 words

Rarest here: ح-و-ز — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 22 points across 8 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)7
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

20 words · 81 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 16 of 75

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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    Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

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    أَفَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ رِضْوَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَنۢ بَآءَ بِسَخَطٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    So is one who pursues the pleasure of Allah like one who brings upon himself the anger of Allah and whose refuge is Hell? And wretched is the destination.

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    Before them is Hell, and what they had earned will not avail them at all nor what they had taken besides Allah as allies. And they will have a great punishment.

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 8:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 8:16 include Quran 88:24 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya), Quran 17:97 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 42:44 (Surah Ash-Shura), and Quran 3:162 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 88:24 reads: “Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 8:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 8:16 (Surah Al-Anfaal, The Spoils of War) reads: “And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allah, and his refuge is Hell - and wretched is the destination.”

Which surah is verse 8:16 in?

Quran 8:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), chapter 8 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 75 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 8:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 8:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.