Lesson # 1006 from Noble Quran
Unto God all things are brought back
Surah ‘ANFAAL (SPOILS OF WAR) – Chapter – 8)
Stage – 2, Verse – 44 of 75, Section
– 5 of 10 (Part - 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
44. And when He made
you (Muslims), when ye met (them), see them with your eyes as few, and
lessened you in their eyes, (it was) that Allah might conclude a thing that
must be done. And unto Allah all things are brought back.
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44. Wa ‘iz yurii-kumuu-Hum ‘izilta-qaytum fiii
‘a’-yunikum qaliilanw-wa yuqallilu-kum fiii
‘a’-yunihim
liyaqzi-yAllaahu ‘amran- kaana
maf-‘uulaa. Wa ‘ilAllaahi
turja-‘ul-‘umuur.
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Lesson
It was the Will of God Almighty that a battle must be fought
at Badr, because He had decided very
earlier to uphold Islam and defeat the disbelievers. Besides this, He desired
to teach the Muslims that the victory does not depend on more manpower
strength, apparent excessive munitions, pomp and show. The heart of the man
must be strong and full trust must rest upon Allah Almighty that before His
help; more strength of enemy’s Army and having more than enough munitions are
useless.
The idolaters were more in numbers. They had riches and were
fully equipped with weapons and equipment. If the Muslims had known their
actual condition, there was a fear of losing their spirit and courage. Therefore,
at first, Allah Almighty showed His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and
peace be upon Him) in His dream that the infidels are few in numbers. Hence,
the Muslims rose up with courage. Then, when both parties were face to face,
there was a strange spectacle, which has been described in this verse.
It is commanded that when you stood still in the battlefield
to fight against the disbelievers, even then, Allah Almighty did not let to
manifest upon you their actual strength. In your eyes they were only a handful
people, whereas they were threefold more than your strength. Like this, when
they saw your people, they estimated that the Muslims are few in numbers.
It was the reason that both enemies of one another had
courage that they would defeat the opponents immediately. They thought that it
was not difficult to overpower the people who are few in numbers. Then the war
began because it was decision of Allah Almighty that the battle would be
certain and the power of disbelievers would be broken for ever by means of this
war.
After that, it is commanded that Allah Almighty settles for
every work. Every happening is submitted in His Court and that is done when He
commands to happen. Would that the present Muslims have such faith as the first
Muslims had. Due to this certainty, such power and courage is born in the heart
which is unspeakable.
In the beginning of the battle, which the infidels
considered that the Muslims are few in numbers, its purpose was to start the
war. But when the battle began, the disbelievers knew that crowd upon crowd of
Muslims were ascending. They considered them too much in numbers that it was
difficult to guess their strength. It was the reason that the Muslims succeeded.
God Almighty commanded in Surah ‘Aali- ‘Imran
that the idolaters were seeing the Muslims double in numbers from them.
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