"There has already been for you a Sign in the two armies that met
(in combat): one was fighting in the cause of Allah the other
resisting Allah; these saw with their own eyes twice their
number. But Allah doth support with His aid whom He pleaseth.
In this is a warning for such as have eyes to see." 352
353 [Translation of Ali 'Imran, 3:13 by Abdullah Yusuf Ali].
Notes:
352 - This refers to the battle of Badr in Ramadhan in the
second year of the Hijra. The little exiled community of
Makkan Muslims, with their friends in Madinah had
organised themselves into a God-fearing community, but
were constantly in danger of being attacked by their
Pagan enemies of Makkah in alliance with some of the
disaffected elements (Jews and Hypocrites) in or near
Madinah itself. The design of the Makkans was to gather
all the resources they could, and with an overwhelming
force, to crush and annihilate Muhammad and his party. To
this end Abu Sufyan was leading a richly-laden caravan
from Syria to Makkah. He called for armed aid from
Makkah, The battle was fought in the plain of Badr, about
150 kilometers south-west of Madinah. The Muslim force
consisted of only about 313 men, mostly ill-armed, but
they were led by Muhammad, and they were fighting for
their Faith. The Makkan army, well-armed and
well-equipped, numbered over a thousand and had among its
leaders some of the most experienced warriors of Arabia,
including Abu Jahl, the inveterate foe and persecutor of
Islam. Against all odds the Muslims won a brilliant
victory, and many of the enemy leaders, including Abu
Jahl, were killed.
353 - It was impossible, without the miraculous aid of Allah,
for such a small and ill-equipped force as was the Muslim
band, to defeat the large and well-found force of the
enemy. But their Faith, firmness, zeal, and discipline
won them divine aid. Enemy prisoners stated that the
enemy ranks saw the Muslim force to be many times larger
than it was.
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