The Holy Quran 3:123 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Translation

Allaah had undoubtedly assisted you (Muslims) at Badr when you were in a weak position (with a smaller army and few weapons). So fear Allaah to express gratitude to Him.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The episode of Banu Salimah and Banu Harithah in the Battle of Uhud: in this verse the event of the Battle of Uhud is recalled. What happened was this: in the blessed month of Ramadan, 2 AH, a clash took place at Badr between the Quraysh army and the Muslim fighters, in which seventy prominent disbelievers of Makkah were killed and as many taken captive.

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