سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 44
وَإِذْ يُرِيكُمُوهُمْ إِذِ ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِكُمْ قَلِيلًا وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ لِيَقْضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًا ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when you met (the army of the disbelievers on the Day of the battle of Badr), He showed them to you as few in your eyes and He made you appear as few in their eyes, so that Allâh might accomplish a matter already ordained (in His Knowledge), and to Allâh return all matters (for decision).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
يُرِيكُمُوهُمْ
yurīkumūhum
He showed them to you
إِذِ
idhi
when
ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْ
l-taqaytum
you met
فِىٓ
fī
in
أَعْيُنِكُمْ
aʿyunikum
your eyes
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
(as) few
وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ
wayuqallilukum
and He made you (appear) as few
فِىٓ
fī
in
أَعْيُنِهِمْ
aʿyunihim
their eyes
لِيَقْضِىَ
liyaqḍiya
that might accomplish
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah might accomplish
أَمْرًۭا
amran
a matter
كَانَ
kāna
(that) was
مَفْعُولًۭا ۗ
mafʿūlan
(already) destined
وَإِلَى
wa-ilā
And to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
تُرْجَعُ
tur'jaʿu
return
ٱلْأُمُورُ
l-umūru
(all) the matters
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
44. 1 So that the disbelievers would not retreat out of fear of you, the first incident was of the dream, and this showing was at the very time of fighting, as is clear from the words of the Quran. However, this matter was at the beginning, but when the actual battle started, then the disbelievers saw the Muslims as twice their own number, as is known from Surah Al-Imran, verse 13. The wisdom behind showing them as more later seems to be that seeing the multitude, fear and terror of the Muslims would settle in their hearts, causing cowardice and low morale within them. In contrast, the wisdom in showing them as fewer at first was so that they would not avoid fighting.
44. 2 The purpose of all this was so that the decision Allah had made would be fulfilled. Therefore, He created the means for it.
44. 2 The purpose of all this was so that the decision Allah had made would be fulfilled. Therefore, He created the means for it.
