Tafsir for verse: 8:18
ذَٰلِكُمۡ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُوهِنُ كَيۡدِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ١٨ ﴿18﴾
18Apart from that, Allah is the One who frustrates the device of the disbelievers.
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Commentary
That is a reference to the good trial, and its place is elevation: meaning that the purpose is that Allah is weakening. This is connected to that. It means that the purpose is to test the believers and weaken the plot of the disbelievers. It has been read as 'muhin' with emphasis. It has also been read in the genitive case, and in the original form which is with tanween and the application.
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