17 Ramadan 2 AH (March 624 CE) · 2 AH
Details differ across the sources
Several details differ between the classical reports: the pairings in the duel (Ibn Ishaq against Ali RA's report in Abu Dawud); whether Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (Ibn Ishaq) or Sa'd ibn Ubadah (Muslim) spoke for the Ansar; who shared the Prophet ﷺ's camel; the size of the Quraysh army when it set out; the scouts' names; the colour of the angels' turbans; and whether a son of Afra' named Mu'adh or Muawwidh struck Abu Jahl. Abu Ubaydah RA killing his father rests on a broken chain.
In brief
The Battle of Badr, fought in Ramadan 2 AH, was the first pitched battle between the Muslims of Madinah and the Quraysh of Makkah, and it was never planned as one. The Prophet ﷺ set out with around 315 lightly equipped men to intercept a rich Quraysh caravan returning from Syria under Abu Sufyan. Abu Sufyan slipped away along the coast and sent to Makkah for help, and the Quraysh raised an army, about a thousand strong at Badr, that marched on even after the caravan was safe. Learning on the road that they now faced an army rather than a caravan, the Muslims consulted and resolved to fight, the Ansar pledging to follow the Prophet ﷺ wherever he led. The two sides met at the wells of Badr on 17 Ramadan. After single combat between three champions from each side, the Muslims attacked in ranks, the Prophet ﷺ pleaded with Allah for the help He had promised, and the Quraysh broke and fled. Around seventy of the Quraysh were killed, among them Abu Jahl, Utbah and Umayyah ibn Khalaf, and about seventy were captured, against fourteen or fifteen Muslim dead. The prisoners were ransomed rather than executed. The victory made the Muslims a power in Arabia, and the shock of it sent Makkah into mourning.
Outcome: Roughly 70 of the Quraysh were killed and about 70 taken prisoner (al-Bukhari) out of an army of about a thousand. Fourteen Muslims were martyred by Ibn Ishaq's list (some count fifteen), under 5% of the Muslim army, and none were taken prisoner.
Called by Allah Yawm al-Furqan, the Day of Criterion: the day truth and falsehood were separated, Jibril against Iblis, the Prophet ﷺ against Abu Jahl. It made the Muslims a political power the Quraysh could no longer ignore, killed nearly every leader who had persecuted them in Makkah, was the greatest shock the Quraysh suffered in the whole Seerah, and began the hypocrisy of Madinah and the open hostility of its Jewish tribes. Those who fought at Badr are the elite of the Companions, and Surah al-Anfal was revealed about it.
The Life of the Prophet ﷺ·Chapter 6 of 12Madinah
See the whole storyThe Road to Badr·Chapter 9 of 16Badr
See the whole storyThe first permission to fight opened the sequence of expeditions against the Quraysh caravan road that ended at Badr.
Stage one of Badr: the same Syrian caravan, missed on its way north by a day, was the target on its way back.
The killing of Amr al-Hadrami in the sacred month gave the Quraysh their grievance; Utbah offered to pay his blood money on the morning of Badr.
Abu Lahab collapsed on hearing Abu Sufyan's account of the defeat and died within days.
The news of Badr sent Ka'b to Makkah to make a pact with Abu Sufyan.
Abu al-As was freed on his word to send Zaynab RA to Madinah; the Quraysh attacked her as she left Makkah a month later.
The Banu Qaynuqa's open hostility after the Muslim victory ended in their siege and expulsion three and a half weeks later.
Safwan ibn Umayyah, whose father and brother died at Badr, sent Umayr to Madinah to kill the Prophet ﷺ.
Abu Sufyan refused to ransom his son Amr, taken at Badr, and seized an Ansari pilgrim in Makkah to force an exchange.
Only after Badr, when the households of Madinah were full, did the People of the Suffa become known.
The Quraysh spent the year after Badr raising an army to avenge their dead.
The men named in the Prophet ﷺ's prayer that day all fell at Badr; Uqba, who carried the carcass, was executed on the road home.
Iblis appeared to the Quraysh army in the form of Suraqa ibn Malik, the man who had pursued the Prophet ﷺ on the Hijrah.
Sa'd's vow at the Ka'bah to cut the Quraysh trade is told as the background to the caravan raids.
A veteran of Badr told Abu Hurairah RA, staring at the Roman host, that they had not won at Badr by numbers either.
Abu Hudhayfah's prayer for martyrdom after his words at Badr, and Ukasha's sword from Badr, were both answered here.
Other events recorded in 2 AH. Their order within the year is not established; use the storyline above for the sequence.
Abu Sufyan's thousand camels come home from Syria, and the Prophet ﷺ sends men to watch the road.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Busaysah as a scout to see what the caravan of Abu Sufyan was doing. When he came back there was nobody in the house except myself and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Recalled by Anas ibn Malik RA, who was a boy in the Prophet ﷺ's household at the time.
We followed the caravan until it passed us by, then rode back quickly. It is under the command of Abu Sufyan, with about a thousand camels.
Talha ibn Ubaydillah and Sa'id ibn Zayd, sent by the Prophet ﷺ to track the caravan's return, trailed it before riding back to report.
These are the dates of Yathrib!
Abu Sufyan, wary since Ghazwa al-Ushayra, examined the abandoned campsite of the Muslim scouts and opened the camel dung to find the telltale date seeds.
Whoever has his mount ready, come now: 315 men, two horses, and a camel shared three ways.
We are in need; whoever has a riding animal ready with him should ride with us. No, only those whose riding animals are ready.
This is the Quraysh caravan containing their property. Go out to attack it; perhaps Allah will give it as a prey.
Turned back from Badr: the Prophet ﷺ judged me too young to take part.
Turned back from Badr: the Prophet ﷺ judged me too young to take part.
Ya Rasulullah, tafaddal: you take the camel, we will walk.
Ali RA and Abu Lubaba RA, assigned to share a single camel with the Prophet ﷺ on the march to Badr, offered him their mount instead.
You two are neither stronger than me, nor am I in less need of the reward than you.
Held back from Badr: my father and I had given the Quraysh our word that we would turn back to Madinah and not fight on the side of the Prophet ﷺ. When we told him, he sent us on to Madinah, saying that we would keep our covenant with them and seek Allah's help against them.
I wish to join you.
A pagan of Madinah known for his courage and fighting skill approached the Prophet ﷺ as the army marched out to Badr, asking to join the expedition.
Do you believe in Allah and His Messenger ﷺ?
No.
إنا لا نستعين بمشرك
Go back, I will not seek help from a mushrik.
Allow me to come with you.
Do you believe in Allah and His Messenger ﷺ?
No.
إنا لا نستعين بمشرك
Go back, I will not seek help from a mushrik.
Allow me to come with you.
Do you believe in Allah and His Messenger ﷺ?
Yes: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad ﷺ is His Messenger. Now let me join you.
Damdam's cry, Atikah's dream, and the men who did not want to go.
O Quraysh, your caravan! O Quraysh, your caravan! Your property and money with Abu Sufyan is being attacked by Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions right now, and you will not be able to defend it unless you act immediately! Help! Help!
His camel's nose cut, its saddle turned round and his shirt torn, to show the danger, though no attack had yet taken place.
I saw a dream that I am very concerned about. In it, a crier came racing into Makkah on his camel. He went to the Ka'bah and cried out, "O you, traitors! Meet your death in three days!" He said the same thing atop the Ka'bah, and again atop the Mountain of Abu Qubays. Then he picked up a great rock from the mountain and sent it rolling down; it cracked at the base and kept rolling until it struck every house in Makkah.
This dream is a very dangerous dream, and I am worried that if you tell it to people, you will get into trouble. Keep it to yourself; don't tell anybody about this dream.
O al-Walid! Please don't tell anyone else.
Abbas made me promise not to tell anybody, so please don't tell anybody...
O children of Abdul Muttalib, since when did you get a female prophetess? Are you not satisfied that you have a man who claims to be a prophet? You now want women to be predicting the future as well? If it is true that a crier will come after three days, then it will happen; but if it does not happen, then by Allah, we will make a sign and place it on the door of the Ka'bah that the Banu Abdul Muttalib are the most lying of the Arabs known to man!
Abu Jahal summoned al-Abbas after tawaf, once word of Atikah's dream had spread through Makkah.
Caught off guard, I denied everything.
I went into the mosque and saw him, and as I was walking towards him to confront him, lo, he came out towards the door of the mosque in a hurry, and I said to myself, "What is the matter with him?" But he had heard something I had not heard: the voice of Damdam crying out in the bottom of the valley.
Al-Abbas's own account, preserved by Ibn Ishaq: on the third day after Atikah's dream he went to confront Abu Jahl for insulting the women of his clan.
Afraid of Atikah's dream: I will not be joining the army marching out to Badr.
Go in my place and I will forgive this loan and wipe it out.
Said to al-As ibn Hisham, who owed Abu Lahab an outstanding debt of 4,000 dirhams, asking him to march to Badr in his place.
Marching to Badr in Abu Lahab's place, my 4,000-dirham debt to him now forgiven.
If we abandon our people at a time such as this crucial time, then for the rest of our lives we will have to suffer mockery and humiliation.
Said to his brother Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, who had wanted to withdraw from the march to Badr because the Muslims were his blood relatives.
Setting out for Badr alongside my brother, though every part of me wished to keep the peace with my own kin.
This man has promised to kill me, so I cannot go out of Makkah now.
Said on hearing of the coming battle, recalling that the Prophet ﷺ had earlier vowed to execute him if he were ever caught outside Makkah.
Don't worry, I have the fastest camel: I will give it to you; so even if the army flees, your camel will take you back to Makkah safe.
This man will represent me.
Said about the man he paid to march to Badr as his substitute, so he would not have to go himself.
If the people see you staying behind, though you are the chief of the people of the valley, they will remain behind with you.
Said to Umayyah ibn Khalaf, who had paid a substitute to go to Badr in his place and was reluctant to march himself.
Scent yourself with that, for you belong to the women!
Stung by Uqba's insult, I cursed him and whoever had sent him, and agreed to march to Badr after all.
As you have forced me to change my mind, by Allah, I will buy the best camel in Makkah.
Said when Abu Jahl kept urging him to march; he then told his wife to prepare what he needed.
O Abu Safwan! Have you forgotten what your Yathribi brother told you?
Umm Safwan, remembering that Sa'd ibn Mu'adh RA had told Umayyah the Prophet ﷺ would kill him.
No, but I do not want to go with them but for a short distance.
Between waking and sleeping I saw a man advancing on a horse with a camel. He halted and said, "Slain are Utbah and Shaybah and Abu al-Hakam and Umayyah...", and he named the nobles of the Quraysh who would be killed. Then I saw him stab his camel in the chest and send it loose into the camp, and every single tent was spattered with its blood.
Juhaym ibn al-Salt of the Banu al-Muttalib, at al-Juhfa, as Ibn Ishaq names him.
Go tell the army to return: the caravan is safe.
Let's go back; the caravan is safe.
Said after Abu Sufyan's messenger reached the army and reported that the caravan was now safe from the Muslims.
No. We will go to Badr and we will stay there for three days: drink our wine, have our women sing for us, and let the news spread in all of Arabia that we are a nation to be feared.
The Muslims learn they face an army; the Prophet ﷺ scouts in person and the Ansar pledge to follow him into the sea.
What do you think if instead we met a group from Makkah that has already been informed of your departure?
Asked of the Sahaba on successive days as rumors reached the army that a Quraysh force, not just the caravan, might be met at Badr.
Even if we meet the other group, Allah has promised us victory.
Said to the Sahaba after they told him they were unprepared to face an army rather than the lightly-guarded caravan they had set out for.
What have you heard about the Quraysh, and about Muhammad ﷺ and his companions?
Asked of an old Bedouin encountered near Badr while scouting incognito with Abu Bakr RA, to learn whether the Quraysh army or only the caravan lay ahead.
Who are you?
If you tell us, we will tell you.
It has reached us that Muhammad ﷺ has left Yathrib on such-and-such a date, and if this is true, then they are camped right outside of Badr. And it has reached me that the army of the Quraysh has left Makkah on such-and-such a date, and if this is accurate, then they must be at such-and-such a location now. So where are you from?
We are from water.
When they told you the truth you beat them, and when they lied you let them alone. They told the truth; they do belong to the Quraysh.
Said to the Sahaba, who had been beating two captured Quraysh slaves to force them to say what the Sahaba wanted to hear.
Tell me, how many people are in the army?
Asked of the two captured Quraysh slaves, after he stopped the Sahaba from beating them for information.
We are just slaves; we don't know these things.
Tell me, how many camels do the Quraysh kill every day?
9 or 10.
The people are between nine hundred and a thousand.
Who is present amongst them from their noblemen?
Umayyah ibn Khalaf, Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah, Abu Jahal, and others.
This Makkah has thrown to you the pieces of its liver!
This is the place where so-and-so will be killed, and here, and here.
Placing his hand on the ground at each spot; not one of them fell away from the place he had marked.
Give me advice, O men.
Asked at Dhafiran, on the road, when news came that the Quraysh had set out to protect their caravan; he meant the Ansar.
Perhaps you are waiting for us, ya Rasulullah?
Yes.
Ya Rasulullah! After all, we believed in you, trusted you, and testified that what you have come with is the Truth! And we have given you our promises and oaths that we will listen and obey you! Ya Rasulullah! Go forth and do as you see fit! We are with you! I swear by the One who has sent you with the Truth, were you to charge us galloping into the ocean, we will go right behind you! We are not scared of meeting the enemy tomorrow! We will show you our patience during battle. And, insha'Allah, Allah will show you through us that which will comfort you. So go forth upon the blessings of Allah! We are right behind you!
Go forward in good heart, for Allah has promised me one of the two parties, and by Allah, it is as though I now saw the enemy lying slain.
Ya Rasulullah! Do as you please! We are behind you!
Ya Rasulullah! Do as you please! For verily, we will do anything you want us to do!
Ya Rasulullah! Do as Allah has commanded you to do! We are right behind you! Ya Rasulullah! We will not say to you as the Bani Isra'il said to Musa: "You and your God, go and fight! We are staying right here!" Rather, we will say, "You and your Lord, go and fight! And we are right behind you!" Ya Rasulullah! Take us to the corner of the world; we will follow you until we meet Allah's decree!
Al-Hubab's advice, a shelter for the Prophet ﷺ, and a night the whole army slept through while he prayed.
Ya Rasulullah, this place that you have decided for us to camp: is this something Allah has told you to do, such that we are not allowed to move an inch forward or backward, or is it your own opinion based on the tactics and strategies of war?
It is a matter of opinion and military tactics.
In that case, ya Rasulullah, I suggest we don't camp at the corner of the plain; rather, we should proceed until we are beyond the midpoint, so that the wells of Badr are behind us. Then we shall have plenty of water, while they will have to rely on their jugs and canisters.
You have directed us to the better opinion.
Follow the advice of al-Hubab.
Reported in one narration as revealed to the Prophet ﷺ, confirming al-Hubab's tactical advice.
Ya Rasulullah, why don't we make for you a special khayma where you can monitor the battle?
If you could only have seen us on the night of Badr: every one of us was dead asleep, except for the Prophet ﷺ, who was praying behind a tree and making du'a until the morning.
A later recollection of the night before the battle.
I have never seen anyone pleading more than the Prophet ﷺ was pleading on the night of Badr.
A later recollection of the night before the battle.
Ranks straightened with a stick, a man on a red camel, and two prayers for victory, one of them against itself.
Stand in line, O Suwad!
Pricking him in the belly with the arrow he held while straightening the ranks before the battle.
Ya Rasulullah, you have poked me and caused pain without any cause. Allah has sent you with truth and justice, so I demand justice.
Take your retaliation.
Uncovering his belly.
What made you do this, O Suwad?
After Suwad bowed down and kissed the exposed skin.
Ya Rasulullah, you see the situation we are in. So if I die, I wish that my last breath be that my skin touches your skin before my death.
سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ
The groups shall be defeated and they shall turn their backs and flee.
I never understood this verse until the Prophet ﷺ recited it on the morning of Badr.
A later reflection on hearing the Prophet ﷺ recite Surah al-Qamar 54:45 at Badr.
I know that some of Banu Hashim and others have been forced to come out against their will and have no desire to fight us; so if any of you meet one of Banu Hashim, or Abu al-Bukhturi, or al-Abbas, the uncle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, do not kill him, for he has been made to come out against his will.
Naming his uncle al-Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib and Abu al-Bukhturi ibn Hisham, among others, as people not to be killed.
If there is any good in any one of them, it will be with the man on the red camel: if they obey him, they will take the right way.
Said of Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, who mounted his red camel and urged the Quraysh not to fight.
O Ali, call Hamzah for me. Who is the one on the red camel, and what is he saying to them?
Why don't you take on the blood money of al-Hadrami?
Addressed to Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, urging him to mediate a truce by paying the blood money for Amr al-Hadrami, killed when the sahaba raided the Quraysh caravan in the Sacred Month.
Okay, fine. If this is what is going to prevent bloodshed, I will pay the blood money.
I will give the money.
Addressing al-Hadrami's kinsmen, urging them to stop invoking his name as a cause for war.
Take the advice of this man.
Do not fight! Even if you win you will be the losers, for you will have killed your own brothers and sons! Blame it on me and my cowardice! Go ahead and tell the Arabs that I became scared and I was the one who stopped you! Let the blame come to me!
Spoken after Hakim ibn Hizam relayed Utbah's offer to pay al-Hadrami's blood money, moments before Abu Jahal accused him of cowardice.
Let us return and leave Muhammad ﷺ and his companions to the rest of the Arabs. If they overcome him, this is what you want, and it won't be at our hands. And if it is the other case, then surely, in his honor is our honor as well, and we will have an excuse to forgive him.
Continuing the same speech.
Utbah has agreed to pay the blood money of al-Hadrami. So let us avoid this bloodshed.
Rushing to tell Abu Jahl after Utbah agreed to pay the blood money for al-Hadrami.
O Hakim, didn't Utbah find any messenger other than you?
I am not a messenger to him. I agree with the message. I want no bloodshed.
This ally of yours is for turning back with the people at this time, when you see your blood-revenge before your eyes. Arise, therefore, and remind them of your covenant and the murder of your brother.
Sent to Amir ibn al-Hadrami, brother of the man killed at Nakhla, to stop Utbah's peace effort.
O Utbah, you have become a coward after looking at the army of the Muslims.
Mocking Utbah after he tried to mediate a truce by paying al-Hadrami's blood money.
This person who perfumes his behind with the perfume of women accuses me of being a coward? He shall see who the real coward is.
They are around 300, but I feel there is a huge catastrophe about to happen. There are young men of Yathrib waiting to inflict death; a group of people who have no help other than their swords, so they will be vicious in their fighting. By Allah, I don't think you will be able to kill anyone amongst them until they kill at least one of you. And if 300 of you die, then what pleasure will you gain from winning? Now do as you please.
Reporting back to the Quraysh after being sent out at dawn to scout the size of the Muslim camp at Badr.
We didn't ask for your advice.
O Allah, whichever of these two armies has brought more evil, cut the ties of kinship, and brought the more unfamiliar doctrine, let them meet their death today.
O Allah, here come the Quraysh in their vanity and pride, contending with You and calling Your Messenger ﷺ a liar. O Allah, grant the help which You promised me. Destroy them this morning!
I will be the one to get water for you, or I will die trying.
Declaring this to his fellow Quraysh after they found the wells at Badr blocked off by the Muslims.
Utbah, Shaybah and al-Walid fall; the Prophet ﷺ prays until his cloak drops, and a thousand angels come.
Who will come forth and battle us?
Shouted together with his brother Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah as they marched out for the mubaraza.
We will battle you!
Spoken together with Awf ibn al-Harith and Muawwidh ibn al-Harith, the three young Ansar who stepped forward first.
We have nothing to do with you. We want men of our own tribe.
O Muhammad ﷺ, send us equals worthy of us!
Arise, O Ubaydah ibn al-Harith, and arise, O Hamzah, and arise, O Ali.
Noble adversaries. Come and let us fight!
Recognizing their names once the three introduced themselves.
O Allah, accomplish for me what You have promised me. O Allah, bring about what You have promised me. O Allah, if this small band of Muslims is destroyed, You will not be worshipped on this earth.
Facing the qibla with his hands stretched out, until his mantle slipped from his shoulders.
Enough, ya Rasulullah, enough: your Lord will give you as He promised.
Picking up the fallen garment, wrapping it around him, and embracing him from behind.
Be of good cheer, O Abu Bakr. Allah's help has come to you. Here is Jibril holding the rein of a horse and leading it. The dust is upon his front teeth.
شاهت الوجوه
Foul be those faces!
Taking a handful of small pebbles, turning toward the Quraysh and throwing them at them, then ordering his companions to charge.
Stand up and embrace Jannah whose width is like the heavens and the earth.
بخ بخ
Bakhin bakhin!
An archaic Arabic phrase used to trivialize something.
What do you mean?
What I mean, ya Rasulullah, is that, if this is true, then what use is it to remain living here?! I want to be of those people of Jannah!
You are of those people.
If I live long enough to finish these dates, then it is too long of a life!
Threw away my dates and charged into the enemy, one of the handful of sahaba to fall shaheed at Badr.
When the enemy comes near to you, shoot at them, but use your arrows sparingly.
Do not draw swords at them until they come near you.
On the Day of Badr, we saw the Prophet ﷺ was the closest of us to the enemy, and when the fighting got tough, we would seek protection through him, coming close to him. The Prophet ﷺ was the most aggressive of us on that day.
يا حي يا قيوم ، يا حي يا قيوم
Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, ya Hayyu ya Qayyum.
Repeated while in sajdah in his tent during the battle.
I came to see what the Prophet ﷺ was doing in his tent and found him in sajdah repeating that du'a, so I went back to fight. I returned a second time and he was still in sajdah, so I went back again. I returned a third time and he was still in sajdah, and after that, Allah SWT wrote victory for the Muslims, so I did not need to come back a fourth time.
The Prophet ﷺ's repeated du'a of "Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum" in sajdah in his tent during the battle.
Stayed at the Prophet ﷺ's side wherever he went, guarding him while he made du'a in his tent.
The stories the Companions told of the fighting, and how the Pharaoh of this community died.
Go forth!
Jibril inciting the angels into the battle at Badr.
Where are you running away, O Suraqa?
Called after the figure appearing as Suraqa ibn Malik, who had promised to stand by the Quraysh, as he turned to flee the moment the two armies faced off and the angels descended.
I have absolutely nothing to do with you. I certainly see what you do not see. I truly fear Allah, for Allah is severe in punishment.
Shoved al-Harith to the ground before answering, then fled.
Shaytan is not considered more abased or more cast out or more contemptible or more angry on any day than on the Day of Arafah, because he sees the descent of the mercy and Allah's disregard of great wrong actions, except for what he was shown on the Day of Badr. Did he not see Jibril arranging the ranks of the angels?
Said of the Day of Arafah, with the Day of Badr as the one exception.
I was in hot pursuit of a mushrik when I heard the sound of a whip in front of me, and a rider called out to his horse, "Go forth, Haizum!" Before I could lower my sword, I saw the mushrik's nose chopped clean off.
You have told the truth: that was a help Allah had sent down from the Third Heaven.
This man did not capture me!
Brought to the Prophet ﷺ as a prisoner of war by a small, stout Ansari, too embarrassed that a man of that size had captured him.
No, I captured him!
No. The man who captured me had parted his hair, and he was the most handsome man I have ever seen, on the most beautiful horse of black and white mixture. But I don't see where he is.
No, ya Rasulullah. I was the one.
Be quiet! Allah supported you with a noble angel.
Ya Rasulullah, I only have one sword. What am I going to do now?
His sword had just broken striking the armor of a mushrik in the fighting.
Here, go fight with this.
Brandished the wooden cudgel the Prophet ﷺ gave me: it became a long, strong, gleaming sword in my hand.
In self-defense, I killed my own father, Abdullah ibn al-Jarrah: he came at me meaning to kill me for my faith.
What have I done...
Said after realizing that the man he had killed in self-defense was his own father, Abdullah ibn al-Jarrah.
O Abu al-Bukhturi, we have been forbidden from harming you, so surrender yourself and let me take you back to the camp.
How about my friend?
No, by Allah, we are not going to spare your friend. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave us orders about you only.
No. Let not the women of Quraysh say that I saved myself at the expense of my friend.
Charged forward rather than abandon my friend, killed in the Ansari's self-defense.
Refused to leave his unnamed companion behind, though the Ansari had only been ordered to spare him.
Ya Rasulullah, I tried my best to take him prisoner like you said, but he refused except to fight, so I had to kill him.
Reporting to the Prophet ﷺ after Abu al-Bukhturi refused to be taken prisoner apart from his companion and charged rather than surrender alone.
So our fathers, uncles, and brothers will be killed, but the uncle and family of the Prophet ﷺ will not be killed?!
Said on hearing that the Prophet ﷺ had ordered Banu Hashim spared, since they had been forced into the fight against their will.
O Abu Hafs, ought the face of the uncle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to be marked with the sword?
Ya Rasulullah, he has committed nifaq; let me take care of him.
I fear that you feel deeply the fate of your father.
Said to Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah, whose face had turned pale with grief as his father Utbah's body was dragged toward the well after the battle.
Ya Rasulullah, I have no doubt my father died upon kufr, but I knew from him wisdom, love, and great care.
A secret convert who kept his Islam hidden from his father Suhayl ibn Amr, volunteered into the Quraysh army marching to Badr, then slipped away by night to join the Muslims and fight against the Quraysh.
The martyrs buried where they fell, the dead in the well addressed by name, the spoils, and the prisoners.
By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! Whoever is wounded in Allah's cause, and Allah knows well who is wounded in His cause, will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound having the colour of blood but the scent of musk.
Given as the reason a shaheed's wounds are not washed before burial.
O Abu Jahl ibn Hisham, O Umayyah ibn Khalaf, O Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, O Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah, have you not found what your Lord promised you to be true? As for me, I have found the promise of my Lord to be true.
Ya Rasulullah, how can you speak to bodies that have no soul?
By Him in Whose Hand is my life, what I am saying to them, even you cannot hear more distinctly than they, but they lack the power to reply.
Allah brought them back to life in order that they could hear the Prophet ﷺ speak, and in order that they could be humiliated and insulted upon their injuries, and they could be a source of regret and guilt for them.
A later explanation of the hadith of the Prophet ﷺ addressing the slain Quraysh at the well of Badr.
We were the ones who collected the booty from the battlefield, so we should get it.
We were the ones who pursued the Quraysh as they ran away to make sure they wouldn't come back. Had we not been pursuing, you couldn't have collected it.
Responding to the group of Sahaba who claimed the spoils for having collected the booty from the battlefield, during the discussion over how to divide the Badr ghanima.
We were surrounding the Prophet ﷺ as a precaution that they wouldn't attack. The only reason we stayed next to him was to protect him: how could you deprive us? We deserve it as well.
Said during the same discussion over the Badr ghanima, after the other groups had each claimed the spoils for collecting or pursuing the fleeing Quraysh.
O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, give this sword to me, for by Allah, I used it in the battle.
Asking to keep a beautiful sword he had taken from the man he killed in the battle.
Were al-Mut'im ibn Adi alive and interceded with me for these filthy people, I would definitely forgive them for his sake.
Said of the Badr prisoners, remembering the protection Mut'im ibn Adi had given him in Makkah.
They are our relatives and blood, after all, so show mercy.
The Prophet ﷺ asked his two closest advisors, Abu Bakr and Umar, what should be done with the Badr prisoners of war; Abu Bakr answered first, counselling mercy.
As for me, I think you should give Aqil to Ali and he will execute him, and hand over so-and-so to me so that I may deal with him: let us not leave any of them. They tried to kill us; we should do the same to them.
The Prophet ﷺ had asked Abu Bakr's opinion on the Badr prisoners first, who counselled mercy; this was Umar's contrasting advice when the Prophet ﷺ then asked him.
Verily, Allah makes some hearts so soft they are softer than milk, and others He makes so hard they are harder than stones. As for you, O Abu Bakr, you have a resemblance to Ibrahim and Isa. Ibrahim said, "If they follow me, they are of me; and if they disobey me, then O Allah, You are Forgiving and Merciful." And Isa said, "If You punish them, they are Your servants, but if You forgive them, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise." And O Umar, you are like Nuh and Musa. Nuh said, "Do not leave a single house of the disbelievers on earth." And Musa said, "Make their hearts hard so that they never have faith until they see the punishment."
The next day, I found the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr crying under a tree. I said, "What is causing you to cry, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ? For by Allah, if I understand, then I will cry with you. And if I don't understand, I will force myself to cry just to be with you."
It is not desirable for a Messenger to have prisoners of war until he establishes power in the land. You wanted the dunya, but Allah wants the akhira for you. Were it not for the fact that Allah had already allowed this to happen, a punishment would have come down on you.
O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, let me pull out Suhayl's two front teeth; his tongue will stick out and he will never be able to speak against you again.
Said after Badr on seeing Suhayl ibn Amr taken prisoner, given his long history as the Quraysh's powerful orator speaking against Islam.
I will not mutilate him, otherwise Allah would mutilate me, though I am a prophet.
Perhaps he will make a stand for which you will not blame him.
We have already heard [the recitation]. If we wanted, we could have easily produced something similar. This is nothing but ancient fables!
O Allah! If this is indeed the Truth from You, then rain down stones upon us from the sky or overcome us with a painful punishment.
On seeing that his younger son Abu Jandal's Islam was also certain, had him chained in a dungeon and tortured, depriving him of food and water, until Abu Jandal broke free at Hudaybiyyah.
Zayd RA on the Prophet ﷺ's camel, a city that thinks him mad, and a Makkah forbidden to wail.
Allahu akbar! [And he named, one by one, every notable man of the Quraysh who had fallen at Badr.]
It appears the matter has now been settled.
Abdullah ibn Ubayy had hoped to be crowned king of Yathrib before the Prophet ﷺ's arrival; hearing the scale of the Muslims' victory at Badr, he judged that hope closed and outwardly accepted Islam.
If Muhammad ﷺ has really killed all of these people (and they are from the noblest of Arabs), then it is better for us to be inside the earth than outside of it.
Utbah has been killed, Shaybah has been killed, Abu al-Hakam has been killed, Umayya ibn Khalaf has been killed, Zum'a ibn al-Aswad has been killed...
He had just returned to Makkah from Badr, wounded, and those who saw him asked what had happened.
This fellow is out of his mind. Ask him about me.
Safwan was the son of Umayyah ibn Khalaf, whom al-Haysaman had just named among the dead; unconvinced, he had someone ask after his own whereabouts to test whether al-Haysaman really knew what he was talking about.
There he is sitting in the Hijr, and by Allah I saw his father and his brother when they were killed.
From now on, no one shall wail. We don't want the Muslims to gain pleasure from our wailing.
Go and ask her, has the ban been lifted? So that I can wail over my son Zum'a?
Do they expect me to give up my money to ransom Amr, along with my blood in Hanzala? Let him remain in their hands: he will stay there as long as they want.
Hanzala, another of Abu Sufyan's sons, had been killed fighting for the Quraysh at Badr.
Suhayl in the Prophet ﷺ's house, al-Abbas's buried gold, and Khadija RA's necklace.
O Abu Yazid, you surrendered like this? Why didn't you die an honorable death rather than live like a prisoner?
Said on finding Suhayl ibn Amr, known by his kunya Abu Yazid, held prisoner in her own house after the Battle of Badr.
Sawda, would you stir up trouble against Allah and His Messenger ﷺ?
Ya Rasulullah! Wallahi, I lost sense of what I was saying when I saw him sitting like this. I couldn't control myself.
When they ate their morning and evening meals they gave me the bread and ate the dates themselves, in keeping with the orders the Prophet ﷺ had given about us. If one of them had a morsel of bread he gave it to me. I felt ashamed and gave it back, but he returned it to me untouched.
Ya akhi, this is how you treat me?
His brother Mus'ab RA told the Ansari holding him captive to keep him bound and demand a full ransom, since their mother was wealthy enough to pay well.
هذا أخي دونك
This one (not you) is my brother.
O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, allow us to give up the ransom of our sister's son, al-Abbas.
Do not leave a single dirham of it.
I was a Muslim, but the people compelled me to fight.
Allah knows best about your Islam. If what you say is true, Allah will reward you for it. But to all outward appearance you have been against us, so pay us your ransom.
I don't have any money.
Then where is the money which you left with Umm al-Fadl bint al-Harith when you left Makkah? You two were alone when you said to her, "If I am killed, so much is for al-Fadl, Abdullah, Qutham and Ubaydullah."
I swear by the One who has sent you with the Truth that you are the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. For no one knew about this other than me and Umm al-Fadl.
He is telling the truth. He didn't want to fight.
I heard the Prophet ﷺ reciting Surat al-Tur in the Maghrib prayer, and that was the time when belief was first planted in my heart.
Recalling, after his conversion, the time he came to Madinah about the Badr prisoners.
O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! You know that I don't have a powerful family. You know that I have no sons; I only have daughters. I have no money, and I have a large family. So be generous with me.
You are never allowed to fight against us again. Go back, and never fight against us.
If you would like to let her have her captive husband back and return her money to her, do so.
What Jibril AS said of the men of Badr, and what those men said in later years.
How do you look upon the warriors of Badr among yourselves?
As the best of the Muslims.
And so are the angels who took part in Badr.
O Prophet of Allah ﷺ, will you tell me about Harithah? If he is in Paradise, I will be patient; otherwise, I will weep bitterly for him.
Her son Harithah ibn Suraqa RA had been killed by a stray arrow at Badr, one of the battle's first martyrs.
May Allah be merciful to you! Have you lost your senses? Do you think there is only one Paradise? There are many Paradises, and your son is in the highest Paradise of al-Firdaws.
Why did you say 6? 'Bid'i' can mean up till 9.
News had just arrived that the Romans defeated the Persians on the very day of Badr; Abu Bakr RA had wagered with the late Ubay ibn Khalaf years earlier that this would happen within six years, based on the Qur'an's phrase 'bid'i sinin' (a few years).
Wallahi, I wish the Prophet ﷺ had taken more from me at Badr, because what Allah has given me in return is far more than what He took. I had to give twenty uqiyyahs as ransom, and instead of that twenty, I now have twenty slaves, each a businessman trading on my behalf, and I take the profit of twenty businessmen under me.
A later recollection, not part of the ransom conversation itself: al-Abbas RA said this ayah was revealed concerning him.
I shall never feel safe against the consequences of that one sentence unless Allah accepts me as a shaheed.
Referring to his outburst questioning why the Prophet ﷺ spared Banu Hashim, and his vow to kill al-Abbas.
Never did the angels actually fight with the believers except on the Day of Badr.
وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ اللَّهُ إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ اللَّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ الْكَافِرِينَ
“[Remember, O believers,] when Allah promised [to give] you the upper hand over either target, you wished to capture the unarmed party. But it was Allah's Will to establish the Truth by His Words and uproot the disbelievers.”
This ayah (Q8:7) recalls the same pre-battle moment -- the Muslims hoping for the weaker, unarmed caravan rather than Quraysh's army, when Allah had promised them victory over either.
كَمَا أَخْرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَيْتِكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَكَارِهُونَ
“...when your Lord brought you [O Prophet] out of your home for a just cause, a group of believers was totally against it.”
Revealed about some believers' reluctance to face the Quraysh army rather than the caravan they set out for.
إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُوا فَقَدْ جَاءَكُمُ الْفَتْحُ ۖ وَإِن تَنتَهُوا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَعُودُوا نَعُدْ وَلَن تُغْنِيَ عَنكُمْ فِئَتُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“If you [pagans of Makkah] sought judgment, now it has come to you. And if you cease, it will be for your own good. But if you persist, We will persist. And your forces —no matter how numerous they might be— will not benefit you whatsoever. For Allah is certainly with the believers.”
Revealed about the Quraysh's du'a at the Ka'bah asking Allah to grant victory to the more honorable of the two armies.
“Even if the two armies had made an appointment [to meet], both would have certainly missed it. Still, it transpired so Allah may establish what He had destined — that those who were to perish and those who were to survive might do so after the Truth had been made clear to both.”
On the two armies missing their intended appointment, yet Allah's decree bringing them together at Badr regardless.
“Don't be like those [pagans] who exited their homes arrogantly, only to show off to the people, and to block others from the Path of Allah. And Allah is Fully Aware of what they do.”
Describes the Quraysh marching out arrogantly to show off and block the Path of Allah.
وَإِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَإِنِّى جَارٌۭ لَّكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلْفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌۭ مِّنكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
“And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can defeat you today from amongst the people; and indeed, I am your protector!" But when the two armies faced each other, he turned his back around and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed, I fear Allah. And Allah is severe in punishment."”
On Shaytan appearing to the Quraysh in the form of Suraqa ibn Malik, promising protection, then fleeing at the sight of the angels.
لَا يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ جَمِيعًا إِلَّا فِى قُرًۭى مُّحَصَّنَةٍ أَوْ مِن وَرَآءِ جُدُرٍۭ ۚ بَأْسُهُم بَيْنَهُمْ شَدِيدٌۭ ۚ تَحْسَبُهُمْ جَمِيعًۭا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ شَتَّىٰ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌۭ لَّا يَعْقِلُونَ
“You think they are one group, but in reality, their hearts are disunited.”
Applied to the disunity within the Quraysh ranks as they marched out to Badr.
“Qital (fighting) has been made obligatory upon you though you hate it.”
Cited as a parallel: fighting was disliked yet obligatory, just as some believers were hesitant yet still went to Badr.
“We have made you into peoples [i.e., ethnicities/races] and tribes”
Cited to explain the Prophet ﷺ's decision to organize the Badr army by Muhajirun/Ansar identity.
“When sleep overcame you, this was a blessing from Him. And He sent down for you from the skies rain to purify you [with a physical bath], to wipe away the filth of shaytan from you [with a spiritual bath], and to make your footsteps firm”
Describes the rain and the sleep Allah sent the Muslims the night before Badr.
“Allah showed them (the Quraysh) to you as being small in number; if He had shown them to you as big as they were, you would have despaired and differed with each other. But Allah protected you (by not showing the real quantity)”
Describes Allah showing the Prophet ﷺ the Quraysh as fewer in number in a dream before Badr.
Cited for the row-based battle formation the Prophet ﷺ used at Badr.
هَٰذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُوا فِي رَبِّهِمْ
“These are the two people who are arguing about their Lord”
According to most mufassirun, revealed about the mubaraza duel before Badr.
يُجَادِلُونَكَ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَمَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
“They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.”
This ayah (Q8:6) describes the hesitation some believers felt about engaging the Quraysh's army rather than the merchant caravan at Badr -- the debate this event covers.
إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ
“[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another"”
The promise of 1,000 reinforcing angels at Badr.
إِذْ يُوحِى رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ أَنِّى مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۚ سَأُلْقِى فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَٱضْرِبُوا۟ فَوْقَ ٱلْأَعْنَاقِ وَٱضْرِبُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍۢ
“[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."”
Allah instructing the angels to strengthen the believers at Badr.
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًۭا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ يُوَآدُّونَ مَنْ حَآدَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ كَتَبَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلْإِيمَـٰنَ وَأَيَّدَهُم بِرُوحٍۢ مِّنْهُ ۖ وَيُدْخِلُهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ رَضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ حِزْبُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ أَلَآ إِنَّ حِزْبَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
“You will never find a people who [truly] believe in Allah and the Last Day loyal to those who defy Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their parents, children, siblings, or extended family. For those [believers], Allah has instilled faith in their hearts and strengthened them with a spirit from Him. He will admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there forever. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. They are the party of Allah. Indeed, Allah's party is bound to succeed.”
Revealed after Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah killed his own father, Jarrah, in self-defense at Badr.
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَنفَالِ ۖ قُلِ ٱلْأَنفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَصْلِحُوا۟ ذَاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ ۖ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
“They ask you [O Prophet] regarding the spoils of war. Say, "Their distribution is decided by Allah and His Messenger. So be mindful of Allah, settle your affairs, and obey Allah and His Messenger if you are [true] believers."”
Revealed on the battlefield in response to the Sahaba's dispute over how to divide the ghanima collected at Badr.
“It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until...”
Cited by Sh. Yasir Qadhi to explain the wisdom behind not executing the Badr prisoners of war outright.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّمَن فِي أَيْدِيكُم مِّنَ الْأَسْرَىٰ إِن يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ خَيْرًا يُؤْتِكُمْ خَيْرًا مِّمَّا أُخِذَ مِنكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
“O Prophet, say to whoever is in your hands of the captives, "If Allah knows [any] good in your hearts, He will give you [something] better than what was taken from you, and He will forgive you; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."”
Al-Abbas said this ayah was revealed concerning him, after questioning why he had to pay ransom despite professing Islam.
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَنفَالِ ۖ قُلِ ٱلْأَنفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَصْلِحُوا۟ ذَاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ ۖ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
“They ask you [O Prophet] regarding the spoils of war. Say, "Their distribution is decided by Allah and His Messenger. So be mindful of Allah, settle your affairs, and obey Allah and His Messenger if you are [true] believers."”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُهُۥ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَـٰنًۭا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
“Verily, the believers are those who when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when his ayat is recited, their Iman goes up, and they put their trust in Allah, the ones who pray, and who give their money. These are the true believers. They are the ones who have their ranks with Allah, and forgiveness, and noble provision.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
“Verily, the believers are those who when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when his ayat is recited, their Iman goes up, and they put their trust in Allah, the ones who pray, and who give their money. These are the true believers. They are the ones who have their ranks with Allah, and forgiveness, and noble provision.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّۭا ۚ لَّهُمْ دَرَجَـٰتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ وَرِزْقٌۭ كَرِيمٌۭ
“Verily, the believers are those who when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when his ayat is recited, their Iman goes up, and they put their trust in Allah, the ones who pray, and who give their money. These are the true believers. They are the ones who have their ranks with Allah, and forgiveness, and noble provision.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
كَمَا أَخْرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَيْتِكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَكَارِهُونَ
“...when your Lord brought you [O Prophet] out of your home for a just cause, a group of believers was totally against it.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يُجَادِلُونَكَ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَمَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
“They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ اللَّهُ إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ اللَّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ الْكَافِرِينَ
“[Remember, O believers,] when Allah promised [to give] you the upper hand over either target, you wished to capture the unarmed party. But it was Allah's Will to establish the Truth by His Words and uproot the disbelievers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
لِيُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَيُبْطِلَ ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
“So that the Truth can be made clear, and the batil (falsehood) can be destroyed, even if the sinners do not like this.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ بِهِۦ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
“And Allah made this a sign of victory and reassurance to your hearts. Victory comes only from Allah. Surely, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
إِذْ يُوحِى رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ أَنِّى مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۚ سَأُلْقِى فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَٱضْرِبُوا۟ فَوْقَ ٱلْأَعْنَاقِ وَٱضْرِبُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍۢ
“[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَآقُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
“[Remember, O Prophet,] when your Lord revealed to the angels, "I am with you. So make the believers stand firm. I will cast horror into the hearts of the disbelievers. So strike their necks and strike their fingertips." This is because they defied Allah and His Messenger. And whoever defies Allah and His Messenger, then [know that] Allah is surely severe in Punishment. That [worldly Punishment] is yours, so taste it! Then the disbelievers will suffer the torment of the Fire.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
ذَٰلِكُمْ فَذُوقُوهُ وَأَنَّ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
“[Remember, O Prophet,] when your Lord revealed to the angels, "I am with you. So make the believers stand firm. I will cast horror into the hearts of the disbelievers. So strike their necks and strike their fingertips." This is because they defied Allah and His Messenger. And whoever defies Allah and His Messenger, then [know that] Allah is surely severe in Punishment. That [worldly Punishment] is yours, so taste it! Then the disbelievers will suffer the torment of the Fire.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ زَحْفًۭا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ
“O believers! When you face the disbelievers in battle, never turn your backs to them. And whoever does so on such an occasion —unless it is a maneuver or to join their own troops— will earn the displeasure of Allah, and their home will be Hell. What an evil destination!”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَمَن يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ دُبُرَهُۥٓ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفًۭا لِّقِتَالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزًا إِلَىٰ فِئَةٍۢ فَقَدْ بَآءَ بِغَضَبٍۢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
“O believers! When you face the disbelievers in battle, never turn your backs to them. And whoever does so on such an occasion —unless it is a maneuver or to join their own troops— will earn the displeasure of Allah, and their home will be Hell. What an evil destination!”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
ذَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُوهِنُ كَيْدِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
“And you [believers] did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you threw not [O Prophet] when you threw, but it was Allah who threw, rendering the believers a great favor. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. As such, Allah frustrates the evil plans of the disbelievers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُوا فَقَدْ جَاءَكُمُ الْفَتْحُ ۖ وَإِن تَنتَهُوا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَعُودُوا نَعُدْ وَلَن تُغْنِيَ عَنكُمْ فِئَتُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“If you [pagans of Makkah] sought judgment, now it has come to you. And if you cease, it will be for your own good. But if you persist, We will persist. And your forces —no matter how numerous they might be— will not benefit you whatsoever. For Allah is certainly with the believers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ
“O believers! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him while you hear [his call]. Do not be like those who say, "We hear," but in fact they are not listening. Indeed, the worst of all beings in the Sight of Allah are the [willfully] deaf and dumb, who do not understand. Had Allah known any goodness in them, He would have certainly made them hear. [But] even if He had made them hear, they would have surely turned away heedlessly.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
“O believers! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him while you hear [his call]. Do not be like those who say, "We hear," but in fact they are not listening. Indeed, the worst of all beings in the Sight of Allah are the [willfully] deaf and dumb, who do not understand. Had Allah known any goodness in them, He would have certainly made them hear. [But] even if He had made them hear, they would have surely turned away heedlessly.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
“O believers! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him while you hear [his call]. Do not be like those who say, "We hear," but in fact they are not listening. Indeed, the worst of all beings in the Sight of Allah are the [willfully] deaf and dumb, who do not understand. Had Allah known any goodness in them, He would have certainly made them hear. [But] even if He had made them hear, they would have surely turned away heedlessly.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًۭا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
“O believers! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him while you hear [his call]. Do not be like those who say, "We hear," but in fact they are not listening. Indeed, the worst of all beings in the Sight of Allah are the [willfully] deaf and dumb, who do not understand. Had Allah known any goodness in them, He would have certainly made them hear. [But] even if He had made them hear, they would have surely turned away heedlessly.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ ۖ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ ٱلْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِۦ وَأَنَّهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ
“O believers! Respond to Allah and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah stands between a person and their heart, and that to Him you will all be gathered.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ فِتْنَةًۭ لَّا تُصِيبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنكُمْ خَآصَّةًۭ ۖ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
“Beware of a trial that will not only affect the wrongdoers amongst you. And know that Allah is severe in Punishment.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ أَنتُمْ قَلِيلٌۭ مُّسْتَضْعَفُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تَخَافُونَ أَن يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ وَأَيَّدَكُم بِنَصْرِهِۦ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
“Remember when you had been vastly outnumbered and oppressed in the land, constantly in fear of attacks by your enemy, then He sheltered you, strengthened you with His help, and provided you with good things so perhaps you would be thankful.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَخُونُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ وَتَخُونُوٓا۟ أَمَـٰنَـٰتِكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
“O believers! Do not betray Allah and the Messenger, nor betray your trusts knowingly. And know that your wealth and your children are only a test and that with Allah is a great reward. O believers! If you are mindful of Allah, He will grant you a standard [to distinguish between right and wrong], absolve you of your sins, and forgive you. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَـٰدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌۭ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌۭ
“O believers! Do not betray Allah and the Messenger, nor betray your trusts knowingly. And know that your wealth and your children are only a test and that with Allah is a great reward. O believers! If you are mindful of Allah, He will grant you a standard [to distinguish between right and wrong], absolve you of your sins, and forgive you. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًۭا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
“O believers! Do not betray Allah and the Messenger, nor betray your trusts knowingly. And know that your wealth and your children are only a test and that with Allah is a great reward. O believers! If you are mindful of Allah, He will grant you a standard [to distinguish between right and wrong], absolve you of your sins, and forgive you. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ ۚ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ ۖ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ
“And [remember, O Muhammad], when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you or kill you or evict you [from Makkah]. But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالُوا۟ قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَـٰذَآ ۙ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
“Whenever Our Revelations are recited to them, they challenge [you], "We have already heard [the recitation]. If we wanted, we could have easily produced something similar. This [Quran] is nothing but ancient fables!" And [remember] when they prayed, "O Allah! If this is indeed the Truth from You, then rain down stones upon us from the sky or overcome us with a painful Punishment." But Allah would never Punish them while you [O Prophet] were in their midst. Nor would He ever Punish them if they prayed for forgiveness.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِذْ قَالُوا۟ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَـٰذَا هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ
“Whenever Our Revelations are recited to them, they challenge [you], "We have already heard [the recitation]. If we wanted, we could have easily produced something similar. This [Quran] is nothing but ancient fables!" And [remember] when they prayed, "O Allah! If this is indeed the Truth from You, then rain down stones upon us from the sky or overcome us with a painful Punishment." But Allah would never Punish them while you [O Prophet] were in their midst. Nor would He ever Punish them if they prayed for forgiveness.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
“Whenever Our Revelations are recited to them, they challenge [you], "We have already heard [the recitation]. If we wanted, we could have easily produced something similar. This [Quran] is nothing but ancient fables!" And [remember] when they prayed, "O Allah! If this is indeed the Truth from You, then rain down stones upon us from the sky or overcome us with a painful Punishment." But Allah would never Punish them while you [O Prophet] were in their midst. Nor would He ever Punish them if they prayed for forgiveness.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآءَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
“And why should Allah not Punish them while they hinder pilgrims from the Sacred Mosque, claiming to be its rightful guardians? None has the right to guardianship except those mindful [of Allah] — but most pagans do not know. Their prayer at the Sacred House was nothing but whistling and clapping. So taste the Punishment for your disbelief.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ ٱلْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَآءًۭ وَتَصْدِيَةًۭ ۚ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ
“And why should Allah not Punish them while they hinder pilgrims from the Sacred Mosque, claiming to be its rightful guardians? None has the right to guardianship except those mindful [of Allah] — but most pagans do not know. Their prayer at the Sacred House was nothing but whistling and clapping. So taste the Punishment for your disbelief.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةًۭ ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَ
“Surely, the disbelievers spend their wealth to hinder others from the Path of Allah. They will continue to spend to the point of regret. Then they will be defeated and the disbelievers will be driven into Hell, so Allah may separate the evil from the good. He will pile up the evil ones all together and then cast them into Hell. They are the [true] losers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
لِيَمِيزَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بَعْضَهُۥ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ فَيَرْكُمَهُۥ جَمِيعًۭا فَيَجْعَلَهُۥ فِى جَهَنَّمَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ
“Surely, the disbelievers spend their wealth to hinder others from the Path of Allah. They will continue to spend to the point of regret. Then they will be defeated and the disbelievers will be driven into Hell, so Allah may separate the evil from the good. He will pile up the evil ones all together and then cast them into Hell. They are the [true] losers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَنتَهُوا۟ يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَ وَإِن يَعُودُوا۟ فَقَدْ مَضَتْ سُنَّتُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
“Tell the disbelievers that if they desist, their past will be forgiven. But if they persist, then they have an example in those destroyed before them.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّىٰ لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌۭ وَيَكُونَ ٱلدِّينُ كُلُّهُۥ لِلَّهِ ۚ فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ
“Fight against them until there is no more fitna — and [your] devotion will be entirely to Allah. But if they desist, then surely, Allah is All-Seeing of what they do. And if they do not comply, then know that Allah is your Protector. What an excellent Protector, and what an excellent Helper!”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ
“Fight against them until there is no more fitna — and [your] devotion will be entirely to Allah. But if they desist, then surely, Allah is All-Seeing of what they do. And if they do not comply, then know that Allah is your Protector. What an excellent Protector, and what an excellent Helper!”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُم مِّن شَىْءٍۢ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُۥ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ إِن كُنتُمْ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا يَوْمَ ٱلْفُرْقَانِ يَوْمَ ٱلْتَقَى ٱلْجَمْعَانِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌ
“Know that whatever spoils you take, one-fifth is for Allah and the Messenger, his close relatives, orphans, the poor, and [needy] travelers, if you [truly] believe in Allah and what We revealed to Our servant on that decisive Day when the two armies met [at Badr]. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِذْ يُرِيكُمُوهُمْ إِذِ ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِكُمْ قَلِيلًۭا وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ لِيَقْضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمْرًۭا كَانَ مَفْعُولًۭا ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ
“[Remember, O Prophet,] when Allah showed them in your dream as few in number. Had He shown them to you as many, you [believers] would have certainly faltered and disputed in the matter. But Allah spared you [from that]. Surely, He knows best what is [hidden] in the heart. Then when your armies met, Allah made them appear as few in your eyes, and made you appear as few in theirs, so Allah may establish what He had destined. And to Allah [all] matters will be returned [for judgment].”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةًۭ فَٱثْبُتُوا۟ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
“O believers! When you face an enemy, stand firm and remember Allah often so you may triumph. Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute with one another, or you would be discouraged and weakened. Persevere! Surely, Allah is with those who persevere.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَنَـٰزَعُوا۟ فَتَفْشَلُوا۟ وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ ۖ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
“O believers! When you face an enemy, stand firm and remember Allah often so you may triumph. Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute with one another, or you would be discouraged and weakened. Persevere! Surely, Allah is with those who persevere.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
إِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ غَرَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ دِينُهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌۭ
“[Remember] when the hypocrites and those with sickness in their hearts said, "These [believers] are deluded by their faith." But whoever puts their trust in Allah, surely, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۙ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
“If only you could see when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, beating their faces and backs, [saying,] "Taste the torment of burning! This is [the reward] for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to [His] creation." Their fate is that of the people of Pharaoh and those before them — they all disbelieved in Allah's Signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is All-Powerful, severe in Punishment. This is because Allah would never discontinue His favor to a people until they discontinue their faith. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. That was the case with Pharaoh's people and those before them — they all rejected the Signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins and drowned Pharaoh's people. They were all wrongdoers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّـٰمٍۢ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
“If only you could see when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, beating their faces and backs, [saying,] "Taste the torment of burning! This is [the reward] for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to [His] creation." Their fate is that of the people of Pharaoh and those before them — they all disbelieved in Allah's Signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is All-Powerful, severe in Punishment. This is because Allah would never discontinue His favor to a people until they discontinue their faith. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. That was the case with Pharaoh's people and those before them — they all rejected the Signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins and drowned Pharaoh's people. They were all wrongdoers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّۭ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
“If only you could see when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, beating their faces and backs, [saying,] "Taste the torment of burning! This is [the reward] for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to [His] creation." Their fate is that of the people of Pharaoh and those before them — they all disbelieved in Allah's Signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is All-Powerful, severe in Punishment. This is because Allah would never discontinue His favor to a people until they discontinue their faith. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. That was the case with Pharaoh's people and those before them — they all rejected the Signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins and drowned Pharaoh's people. They were all wrongdoers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًۭا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۙ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌۭ
“If only you could see when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, beating their faces and backs, [saying,] "Taste the torment of burning! This is [the reward] for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to [His] creation." Their fate is that of the people of Pharaoh and those before them — they all disbelieved in Allah's Signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is All-Powerful, severe in Punishment. This is because Allah would never discontinue His favor to a people until they discontinue their faith. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. That was the case with Pharaoh's people and those before them — they all rejected the Signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins and drowned Pharaoh's people. They were all wrongdoers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ وَكُلٌّۭ كَانُوا۟ ظَـٰلِمِينَ
“If only you could see when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, beating their faces and backs, [saying,] "Taste the torment of burning! This is [the reward] for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to [His] creation." Their fate is that of the people of Pharaoh and those before them — they all disbelieved in Allah's Signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is All-Powerful, severe in Punishment. This is because Allah would never discontinue His favor to a people until they discontinue their faith. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. That was the case with Pharaoh's people and those before them — they all rejected the Signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins and drowned Pharaoh's people. They were all wrongdoers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
“Indeed, the worst of all beings in the Sight of Allah are those who persist in disbelief, never to have faith — [namely] those with whom you [O Prophet] have entered into treaties, but they violate them every time, not fearing the consequences. If you ever encounter them in battle, make a fearsome example of them, so perhaps those who would follow them may be deterred. And if you [O Prophet] see signs of betrayal by a people, respond by openly terminating your treaty with them. Surely, Allah does not like those who betray.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
ٱلَّذِينَ عَـٰهَدتَّ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَهُمْ فِى كُلِّ مَرَّةٍۢ وَهُمْ لَا يَتَّقُونَ
“Indeed, the worst of all beings in the Sight of Allah are those who persist in disbelief, never to have faith — [namely] those with whom you [O Prophet] have entered into treaties, but they violate them every time, not fearing the consequences. If you ever encounter them in battle, make a fearsome example of them, so perhaps those who would follow them may be deterred. And if you [O Prophet] see signs of betrayal by a people, respond by openly terminating your treaty with them. Surely, Allah does not like those who betray.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
فَإِمَّا تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَرْبِ فَشَرِّدْ بِهِم مَّنْ خَلْفَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
“Indeed, the worst of all beings in the Sight of Allah are those who persist in disbelief, never to have faith — [namely] those with whom you [O Prophet] have entered into treaties, but they violate them every time, not fearing the consequences. If you ever encounter them in battle, make a fearsome example of them, so perhaps those who would follow them may be deterred. And if you [O Prophet] see signs of betrayal by a people, respond by openly terminating your treaty with them. Surely, Allah does not like those who betray.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِمَّا تَخَافَنَّ مِن قَوْمٍ خِيَانَةًۭ فَٱنۢبِذْ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْخَآئِنِينَ
“Indeed, the worst of all beings in the Sight of Allah are those who persist in disbelief, never to have faith — [namely] those with whom you [O Prophet] have entered into treaties, but they violate them every time, not fearing the consequences. If you ever encounter them in battle, make a fearsome example of them, so perhaps those who would follow them may be deterred. And if you [O Prophet] see signs of betrayal by a people, respond by openly terminating your treaty with them. Surely, Allah does not like those who betray.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَبَقُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ لَا يُعْجِزُونَ
“Do not let those disbelievers think they are not within reach. They will have no escape. Prepare against them what you [believers] can of [military] power and cavalry to deter Allah's enemies and your enemies as well as other enemies unknown to you but known to Allah. Whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be paid to you in full, and you will not be wronged.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَأَعِدُّوا۟ لَهُم مَّا ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍۢ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ ٱلْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِۦ عَدُوَّ ٱللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَءَاخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍۢ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ
“Do not let those disbelievers think they are not within reach. They will have no escape. Prepare against them what you [believers] can of [military] power and cavalry to deter Allah's enemies and your enemies as well as other enemies unknown to you but known to Allah. Whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be paid to you in full, and you will not be wronged.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِن جَنَحُوا۟ لِلسَّلْمِ فَٱجْنَحْ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
“If the enemy is inclined towards peace, make peace with them. And put your trust in Allah. Indeed, He [alone] is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing. But if their intention is only to deceive you, then Allah is certainly sufficient for you. He is the One Who has supported you with His help and with the believers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِن يُرِيدُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْدَعُوكَ فَإِنَّ حَسْبَكَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَيَّدَكَ بِنَصْرِهِۦ وَبِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“If the enemy is inclined towards peace, make peace with them. And put your trust in Allah. Indeed, He [alone] is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing. But if their intention is only to deceive you, then Allah is certainly sufficient for you. He is the One Who has supported you with His help and with the believers.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚ لَوْ أَنفَقْتَ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا مَّآ أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌۭ
“He brought their hearts (hearts of the believers) together. Had you spent all the riches in the earth, you could not have united their hearts. But Allah has united them. Indeed, He is Almighty, All-Wise.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ حَسْبُكَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“O Prophet! Allah is sufficient for you and for the believers who follow you.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ حَرِّضِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى ٱلْقِتَالِ ۚ إِن يَكُن مِّنكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صَـٰبِرُونَ يَغْلِبُوا۟ مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُم مِّا۟ئَةٌۭ يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ أَلْفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌۭ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ
“O Prophet! Motivate the believers to fight. If there are twenty steadfast amongst you, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are one hundred of you, they will overcome one thousand of the disbelievers, for they are a people who do not comprehend. Now Allah has lightened your burden, for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are a hundred steadfast amongst you, they will overcome two hundred. And if there be one thousand, they will overcome two thousand, by Allah's Will. And Allah is with the steadfast.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ خَفَّفَ ٱللَّهُ عَنكُمْ وَعَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضَعْفًۭا ۚ فَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُم مِّا۟ئَةٌۭ صَابِرَةٌۭ يَغْلِبُوا۟ مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُمْ أَلْفٌۭ يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ أَلْفَيْنِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
“O Prophet! Motivate the believers to fight. If there are twenty steadfast amongst you, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are one hundred of you, they will overcome one thousand of the disbelievers, for they are a people who do not comprehend. Now Allah has lightened your burden, for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are a hundred steadfast amongst you, they will overcome two hundred. And if there be one thousand, they will overcome two thousand, by Allah's Will. And Allah is with the steadfast.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
“Were it not for the fact that Allah had already allowed this to happen, a Punishment would have come down on you.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَـٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
“It is not fit for a prophet that he should take captives until he has thoroughly subdued the land. You [believers] settled with the fleeting gains of this world, while Allah's aim [for you] is the Hereafter. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. Had it not been for a 'kitab' from Allah, you would have certainly been disciplined with a tremendous Punishment for whatever [ransom] you have taken. Now enjoy what you have taken, for it is lawful and good. And be mindful of Allah. Surely, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّمَن فِي أَيْدِيكُم مِّنَ الْأَسْرَىٰ إِن يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ خَيْرًا يُؤْتِكُمْ خَيْرًا مِّمَّا أُخِذَ مِنكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
“O Prophet, say to whoever is in your hands of the captives, "If Allah knows [any] good in your hearts, He will give you [something] better than what was taken from you, and He will forgive you; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَإِن يُرِيدُوا۟ خِيَانَتَكَ فَقَدْ خَانُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ فَأَمْكَنَ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
“But if their intention is only to betray you [O Prophet], they sought to betray Allah before. But He gave you power over them. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَوا۟ وَّنَصَرُوٓا۟ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍۢ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَمْ يُهَاجِرُوا۟ مَا لَكُم مِّن وَلَـٰيَتِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُوا۟ ۚ وَإِنِ ٱسْتَنصَرُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍۭ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَـٰقٌۭ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ
“Those who believed, Emigrated, and strove with their wealth and lives in the Cause of Allah, as well as those who gave them shelter and help — they are truly guardians of one another. As for those who believed but did not Emigrate, you have no obligations to them until they Emigrate. But if they seek your help [against persecution] in faith, it is your obligation to help them, except against people bound with you in a treaty. Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتْنَةٌۭ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌۭ كَبِيرٌۭ
“As for the disbelievers, they are guardians of one another. And unless you [believers] act likewise (i.e., unless you ally with the other believers), there will be great oppression and corruption in the land.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَوا۟ وَّنَصَرُوٓا۟ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّۭا ۚ لَّهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ وَرِزْقٌۭ كَرِيمٌۭ
“Those who believed, Migrated, and struggled in the Cause of Allah, and those who gave [them] shelter and help, they are the true believers. They will have forgiveness and an honorable provision. And those who later believed, Migrated, and struggled alongside you, they are also with you. But only blood relatives are now entitled to inherit from one another, as ordained by Allah. Surely, Allah has [full] knowledge of everything.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِن بَعْدُ وَهَاجَرُوا وَجَاهَدُوا مَعَكُمْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَأُولُو الْأَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
“And those who believed after [the initial Emigration] and Emigrated and fought with you - they are of you. But those of [blood] relationship are more entitled [to inheritance] in the decree of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.”
Surah al-Anfal was revealed on the plains of Badr regarding the battle and its aftermath.
“If You punish them, they are Your servants, but if You forgive them, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.”
The post directly quotes Isa (AS)'s prayer as preserved in this ayah (Q5:118) -- "If You punish them, they are Your servants, but if You forgive them, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise."
“Make their hearts hard so that they never have Iman until they see the Punishment come down on them.”
The post directly quotes Musa (AS)'s prayer as preserved in this ayah (Q10:88) -- asking Allah to harden the disbelievers' hearts until they see the punishment.
“Allah has decreed, 'I and My messengers will certainly prevail.' Surely, Allah is All-Powerful, Almighty.”
Part of the same closing passage as 58:22 (already linked here), which is explicitly revealed_about Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah killing his father at Badr.
“It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until...”
This is a direct paraphrase/asbab al-nuzul: this ayah was revealed rebuking the decision to ransom the Badr captives rather than execute them, echoed almost word-for-word in the post.
“O you who believe, fulfill your covenant.”
The post recounts a person honoring a prior oath to the Quraysh even at Badr's cost -- the same theme of fulfilling contracts that opens this ayah ("O you who believe, fulfill all contracts").
إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ
“[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another"”
This is the specific asbab al-nuzul: this ayah's promise of angelic reinforcement at Badr is what the post depicts -- the Prophet ﷺ pointing out Jibril leading the angels into the valley.
وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَمَىٰ
“And it was not you [O Prophet] who threw [a handful of sand at the disbelievers], but it was Allah who did so”
This is the specific asbab al-nuzul: this ayah ("you did not throw when you threw, but it was Allah who threw") was revealed about this exact moment -- the Prophet ﷺ throwing a handful of pebbles that blinded the Quraysh line.
“We created from water every living thing.”
The post directly echoes this ayah's statement that every living thing was made from water.
سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ
“The groups shall be defeated and they shall turn their backs and flee”
This ayah (Q54:45) -- a Makkan-era prophecy quoted verbatim in the post -- was famously seen fulfilled at Badr, when the Quraysh were routed exactly as predicted.
“Don't leave a single house of kafirs on earth.”
The post directly quotes Nuh (AS)'s prayer as preserved in this ayah (Q71:26) -- asking Allah not to leave a single disbeliever's household on earth.
“If they follow me, they are of me; and if they disobey me, then O Allah, You are Forgiving and Merciful.”
The post directly quotes Ibrahim (AS)'s prayer as preserved in this ayah (Q14:36) -- "whoever follows me is of me, and whoever disobeys me, You are Forgiving and Merciful."
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ
“Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?”
The post directly quotes this ayah (Q52:35), recalled as the moment faith first entered the speaker's heart on hearing it recited in Maghrib.