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befalls you, they rejoice. If you persevere and guard yourselves against
evil, their machinations will never harm you. Allah has knowledge of
all their actions.
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And (remember) when you left your family at an early hour to lead
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the faithful to their battle-posts. Allah is Hearing, Knowing! Two
parties of you became faint-hearted, but Allah was their protector. In
Him let the faithful put their trust.
Allah had already given you victory at Badr when you were helpless.
Therefore, have fear ofAllah. Perhaps youwill give thanks toHim.
You said to the believers: 'Is it not enough that your Lord should send
down three thousand angels to help you? '
Yes! If you have patience and guard yourselves against evil, and they
suddenly attack you, Allah will send to your aid five thousand angels
splendidly accoutred.
Allah designed this to be but good news for you, so that your hearts
might be comforted-victory comes only from Allah, the Mighty, the
Wise-and so that He might cut off the flank of the unbelievers or put
them to flight, that theymight withdrawutterly defeated.
It is no concern of yours whether He will forgive or punish them.
They are wrongdoers. His is all that the heavens and the earth contain.
He pardons whom He will and punishes whom He pleases. Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful.
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1. Muhammad.
2. The allusion is to the Battle of Uhud, inwhich theMuslims were defeated by the
Quraysh ofMakkah.
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