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wa-ʾidh yurīkumūhum ʾidhi ltaqaytum fī ʾaʿyunikum qalīlan wa-yuqallilukum fī ʾaʿyunihim li-yaqḍiya llāhu ʾamran kāna mafʿūlan wa-ʾilā llāhi turjaʿu l-ʾumūru
And when He showed them to you as few in your eyes, when you met them [on the battlefield], and He made you [appear] few in their eyes, [it was] in order that Allah may carry through a matter that was bound to be fulfilled, and to Allah all matters are returned.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-Anfal – Verse 44
44 . “And (remember) when He showed them to you, when you encountered (the enemy), as few in your eyes, and He made you few in their eyes in order that Allah may enact the matter which was destined to be done, and unto Allah all matters are returned.”
When infidels saw the crowd of the Muslims, they appeared in their eyes so few that they said they would send their slaves to destroy the Muslims.6 But when the war began and they were fighting, they saw the number of those Muslims two fold and they were afraid of them.7 Surah’ Al-i-‘Imran, No. 3, verse 13 says:
Therefore, in order to help Muslims, Allah may utilize genetic authority and interference in the sights. The verse says:
So, if the Will of Allah lies in an affair, He will remove all barriers. The verse continues saying:
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