Surah Al-Anfal 8:44
سُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ · Medinan · Verse 44 of 75
وَإِذْ يُرِيكُمُوهُمْ إِذِ ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِكُمْ قَلِيلًۭا وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ لِيَقْضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمْرًۭا كَانَ مَفْعُولًۭا ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ
Translation
When you met He showed them to you as few, and He made you few in their eyes, so that He might bring about what has been ordained: everything goes back to God.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
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- Battle of Badr (Ghazwat Badr) (key verse)
- Victory (Nasr)
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