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The Miracles of our Prophet (saas)

The ap par ent small num bers of

en e my sol diers

By a mir a cle of Allah, the be liev ers were vic to ri ous.
However, this was not due to their su pe ri or num bers; rath er, it
was due to the in tel li gence, in sight, wis dom, and fine mor al
char ac ter with which Allah had bless ed our Prophet (saas).
Allah says that He some times in tim i dat ed the un be liev ers by
show ing them that the be liev ers were far more nu mer ous and
pow er ful:

There was a sign for you in the two par ties that met face to
face, one par ty fight ing in the Way of Allah and the oth er
con sist ing of un be liev ers. You saw them as twice their
num ber with your own eyes. Allah re in for ces with His help
who ev er He wills. There is in struc tion in that for peo ple of
in sight. (Surah Al 'Imran: 13)
The Tafsir al-Jalalayn ex plains this
verse as fol lows:

Certainly there is a les son for
you, for war, in the two
groups that met at Badr.
One bat tled on the path of
Allah, in obe di ence to Him:
the Prophet (saas) and his
Companions, 313 peo ple,
to geth er with two hors es,
six suits of ar mor, and
eight swords. Most
were on foot. The
oth er group

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