Qur'ān/Al-Anfaal/Āyah 55

Al-Anfaal 8:55

الأَنفَالِ
The Spoils of War Medinan Āyah 55 of 75
8:55

إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe -

Translation · Saheeh International

Tafsir

Ibn Kathīr (abridged)

Striking Hard against Those Who disbelieve and break the Covenants

Allah states here that the worst moving creatures on the face of the earth are those who disbelieve, who do not embrace the faith, and break promises whenever they make a covenant, even when they vow to keep them,

وَهُمْ لاَ يَتَّقُونَ

(and they do not have Taqwa) meaning they do not fear Allah regarding any of the sins they commit.

فَإِمَّا تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ فِى الْحَرْبِ

(So if you gain the mastery over them in war), if you defeat them and have victory over them in war,

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