The Holy Quran 8:26 — Surah Al-Anfal

Arabic text

وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ أَنتُمْ قَلِيلٌ مُّسْتَضْعَفُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تَخَافُونَ أَن يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ وَأَيَّدَكُم بِنَصْرِهِۦ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Translation

(O Muslims!) Remember the time when you were few (in number in Makkah) and regarded as weak on earth (because of which you were oppressed). You feared that people would wipe you out, then Allaah granted you a station (in Madinah), strengthened you with His assistance (when the angels assisted you during the Battle of Badr) and sustained you with pure things (spoils of war) so that you could be (remain) grateful.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to be grateful for blessings: that is, do not show slackness in obeying the command of Allah (jihad, striving in His path) by thinking of your small numbers and weakness. Look: before the Hijrah (the emigration to Madinah), and even after it, your numbers were small and you had no equipment either.

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