[Ø¥ÙÂذْ ÙŠÙÂرÙÂيكَهÙÂم٠اللَّه٠ÙÂÙÂÙ‰ مَنَامÙÂÙƒÙŽ Ù‚ÙŽÙ„ÙÂيلاً وَلَوْ أَرَاكَهÙÂمْ ÙƒÙŽØ«ÙÂيراً Ù„ÙŽÙ‘ÙÂÙŽØ´ÙÂلْتÙÂمْ وَلَتَنَـزَعْتÙÂمْ ÙÂÙÂÙ‰ الاٌّمْر٠وَلَـكÙÂÙ†ÙŽÙ‘ اللَّهَ سَلَّمَ Ø¥ÙÂنَّه٠عَلÙÂيمٌ بÙÂذَات٠الصÙÂّدÙÂور٠- ÙˆÙŽØ¥ÙÂذْ ÙŠÙÂرÙÂيكÙÂÙ…ÙÂوهÙÂمْ Ø¥ÙÂذ٠الْتَقَيْتÙÂمْ ÙÂÙÂÙ‰ أَعْيÙÂÙ†ÙÂÙƒÙÂمْ Ù‚ÙŽÙ„ÙÂيلاً ÙˆÙŽÙŠÙÂÙ‚ÙŽÙ„ÙÂّلÙÂÙƒÙÂمْ ÙÂÙÂÙ‰ أَعْيÙÂÙ†ÙÂÙ‡ÙÂمْ Ù„ÙÂيَقْضÙÂÙ‰ÙŽ اللَّه٠أَمْراً كَانَ Ù…ÙŽÙÂْعÙÂولاً ÙˆÙŽØ¥ÙÂÙ„ÙŽÙ‰ اللَّه٠تÙÂرْجَع٠الأÙÂÙ…ÙÂور٠]
(43.
(And remember) when Allah showed them to you as few in your dream; if He had shown them to you as many, you would surely have been discouraged, and you would surely have disputed in making a decision. But Allah saved (you). Certainly, He is the All-Knower of that is in the breasts.) (44. And (remember) when you met,
He showed them to you as few in your eyes and He made you appear as few in their eyes, so that Allah might accomplish a matter already ordained, and to Allah return all matters (for decision).)
Mujahid said, "In a dream, Allah showed the Prophet the enemy as few. The Prophet conveyed this news to his Companions and their resolve strengthened.'' Similar was said by Ibn Ishaq and several others. Allah said,
[وَلَوْ أَرَاكَهÙÂمْ ÙƒÙŽØ«ÙÂيراً Ù„ÙŽÙ‘ÙÂÙŽØ´ÙÂلْتÙÂمْ]
(If He had shown them to you as many, you would surely, have been discouraged,) you would have cowardly abstained from meeting them and fell in dispute among yourselves,
[وَلَـكÙÂÙ†ÙŽÙ‘ اللَّهَ سَلَّمَ]
(But Allah saved), from all this, when He made you see them as few,
[Ø¥ÙÂنَّه٠عَلÙÂيمٌ بÙÂذَات٠الصÙÂّدÙÂورÙÂ]
(Certainly, He is the All-Knower of that is in the breasts.) [8:43].
Allah knows what the heart and the inner-self conceal,
[يَعْلَمالاٌّعْيÙÂن٠وَمَا تÙÂخْÙÂÙÂÙ‰ الصÙÂّدÙÂور٠]
(Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal) [40:19].
Allah's statement,
[ÙˆÙŽØ¥ÙÂذْ ÙŠÙÂرÙÂيكÙÂÙ…ÙÂوهÙÂمْ Ø¥ÙÂذ٠الْتَقَيْتÙÂمْ ÙÂÙÂÙ‰ أَعْيÙÂÙ†ÙÂÙƒÙÂمْ Ù‚ÙŽÙ„ÙÂيلاً]
(And (remember) when you met,
He showed them to you as few in your eyes) demonstrates Allah's compassion towards the believers. Allah made them see few disbelievers in their eyes, so that they would be encouraged and feel eager to meet them. Abu Ishaq As-Subai`i said, that Abu `Ubaydah said that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "They were made to seem few in our eyes during Badr, so that I said to a man who was next to me, `Do you think they are seventy' He said, `Rather, they are a hundred.' However, when we captured one of them, we asked him and he said, `We were a thousand.''' Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir recorded it. Allah said next,
[ÙˆÙŽÙŠÙÂÙ‚ÙŽÙ„ÙÂّلÙÂÙƒÙÂمْ ÙÂÙÂÙ‰ أَعْيÙÂÙ†ÙÂÙ‡ÙÂمْ]
(and He made you appear as few in their eyes,) Allah said,
[ÙˆÙŽØ¥ÙÂذْ ÙŠÙÂرÙÂيكÙÂÙ…ÙÂوهÙÂمْ Ø¥ÙÂذ٠الْتَقَيْتÙÂمْ]
(And (remember) when you met. He showed them to you...), He encouraged each of the two groups against the other, according to `Ikrimah, as recorded by Ibn Abi Hatim.
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