Victory of the Battle of Badr (L-451)
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وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُون123. |
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123. Wa laqad nasara-kumUllaahu
bi-Badrinw-wa ‘antum ‘azillah. Fatta-qUllaaha la-‘allakum
tash-kuruun. |
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123. God had given you victory at Badr, when you were
weak. So fear God, that you may be thankful. |
Badr - The first battle between Islam and Infidelity was fought on 17th Ramadan 2 AH. In the battlefield of Badr, a handful number of Muslims got such graceful victory that the spine of infidelity was broken. The Infidels judged first time about the strength of the Muslims. ‘Antum ‘azillah (you were contemptible). At that time, strength of Muslims was 313 (three hundred and thirteen only) including old, young, little (boys) and elders, who might be able to fight. They all did not have even proper weapons to fight. This entire Army had only 70 (seventy) camels and two horses. The swords and lances of some of the persons were broken. Even, some of those persons were carrying only staffs of the date trees for proceeding to the crusade.
Some crusaders of Islam were such persons, who were not able to fight due to their age and height, and Messenger of God (ﷺ) wished that they should not go in the battlefield. But after observing their longing, he (ﷺ) was compelled to let them permit to go.
The Battle of Badr was a very strong test of the Muslims’ courage and spirit. One thousand Quraysh braves attacked under command of well conversant generals including Abu Jahal {the father of ignorance and uncle of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Most of them were riders. The men in armor out of them were three hundred. They all had all types of arms and equipment for war.
These one thousand Army Personnel, Intoxicated with power, assaulted three hundred and thirteen Muslims. But in the first assault this great multitude was compelled to surrender. Their seventy persons were slain and the Muslims arrested the same numbers. Those overcame who were weak and those were disgraced who were powerful.
This verse contains very great lesson in itself to satisfy the injured Muslims of the Battle of ‘Uhud and desire of pleasing the weak Muslims. If God can support the Truth to conquer during its prime time of helplessness, then why the Billions of the Muslims of today should be distressed in mind. They should put their trust in God and use their entire strength in eminence of Islam..jpg)
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