Sura al-Anfal ( audio)

Sūra al-Anfāl (Arabic: سورة الأنفال) the eighth Quranic sura and one of the Medinan suras, located in the ninth and tenth juz' of the Qur'an. The sura was named so because of the use of the word "anfal" in its first verse. Sura al-Anfal explains the rulings related to the spoils of war, common wealth, khums, jihad, the duties of the soldiers, right behavior towards the captives, the necessity of military preparedness, and the signs of believers. The Peace Verse and the Divine Help Verse are counted among the well-known verses of Sura al-Anfal. Moreover, the Anfal Verse, the Khums Verse, and Ulu l-arham Verse (the verse regarding close kin) are among the verses of rulings of this sura. On the merits of Sura Anfal, it is reported that the heart of the person who recites this sura will be immune to hypocrisy. This Surah Anfal is recited by Abdul Basit, Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi, Abu Bakr al-Shatri and Saad al-Ghamdi, in their beautiful voices.