Surah Al-Anfaal · Ayah 37·Madanī

37

مِنَ عَلَىٰ فِى جَهَنَّمَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ﴿٣٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together and put them into Hell. It is those who are the losers.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

جایگاه خوبی‌ها و بدی‌ها

خداوند در یه پیش خبرداد که کافران در اهداف شیطانی خویش ناکام خواهند ماند. آنها تمام تلاش خود را صرف کرده» اموال بسیاری را خرج می‌کنند تا نور خدا را خاموش کنند و دین السی را نابود کنند؛ اما تلاش آنها جز نومیدی ثمری نخواهد داشت و در آخر پشیمان و زیانکار خواهند شد. این آیه» دلیل این مطلب را بیان می‌کند و می‌فرماید: تمام اعمال و تحرکات در این جهان» در محدودةٌ قانون الهی قرار دارد و قانون الهی این است که خوب و بد و پاک و ناپاک از هم جدا گردد و بدی‌ها روی هم جمع شود و در آخر در جهنم قرار گیرد. آری» جهنم سرای نابودی است؛ جایی که کاروان بدی‌ها در آنجا ساکن می‌شود و با آتش خشم الهی تا ابد می‌سوزد. بهشت اما محل اجتماع همةٌ خوبی‌هاست و همةٌ پاکی‌ها و نیکی‌ها در آخر به آتجا می‌رسند و تا ابد در آنجا خواهند ماند. این آیه به این قانون مسلّم الهی اشاره می‌کند که هر چیز خوبی عاقبت به اصل خوبی‌ها و هر چیز بدی عاقبت به اصل بدی‌ها خواهد رسید.

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 · 9 roots in 12 of 18 words

Rarest here: ر-ك-م — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 21 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Qalqalah2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

18 words · 80 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 37 of 75

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

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Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

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    Who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth. It is those who are the losers.

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    And let not their wealth and their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them through them in this world and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are…

  • Quran 58:15 · Al-Mujaadilavery close

    أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    Allah has prepared for them a severe punishment. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.

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    مِّن وَرَآئِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مَّا كَسَبُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا مَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

    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 8:37?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 8:37 include Quran 2:27 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 9:85 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 58:15 (Surah Al-Mujaadila), and Quran 45:10 (Surah Al-Jaathiya). For example, 2:27 reads: “Who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth. It is those who are the losers.” 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 8:37 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 8:37 (Surah Al-Anfaal, The Spoils of War) reads: “[This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together and put them into Hell. It is those who are the losers.”

Which surah is verse 8:37 in?

Quran 8:37 is āyah 37 of Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), chapter 8 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 75 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 8:37?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 8:37 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 8:37?

Tartīl presents Quran 8:37 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.