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yā-ʾayyuhā n-nabiyyu ḥasbuka llāhu wa-mani ttabaʿaka mina l-muʾminīna
O Prophet! Sufficient for you is Allah and those of the faithful who follow you.
— Ali Quli Qarai
8Al-AnfālالأنفالVerse 64 of 75
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Al Anfāl
The Spoils of War
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Surah Al-Anfal – Verse 64
64 . “O Prophet! Allah suffices you, and the believers who follow you.”
A group of the Jews of Bani-Qurayzah and Bani-Nadir falsely suggested to help the Prophet (S). The above holy verse was revealed saying that the believers were sufficient for him. In ‘Fada'il-us-Sahabah’, a book written by Hafiz-‘Abu- Na’im, a famous Muslim scholar, it is cited that the objective meaning of ‘the believers’, mentioned in this verse, is Ali- ibn-Abl-Talib (as)5 Allah, the Prophet (S) and the believers are wholly the basis of the Islamic system. In an Islamic society, the leader is appointed with the Divine criterions. His law is originated from revelation, and people are obedient to the leader and the law.
Obedience accompanied with Faith is a value, while obeying the leader without having Faith, or having Faith without following the leader is useless. The verse says:
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