The promise of a thousand angels at Badr
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As narrated from Umar in Muslim, on the day of Badr the Prophet, seeing that the polytheists numbered a thousand while his Companions were three hundred and nineteen, faced the qibla, stretched out his hands and pleaded, “O Allah, fulfill what You promised me; if this band perishes, You will not be worshipped on earth.” He continued until his cloak fell from his shoulders, and Abu Bakr said, “O Messenger of Allah, this is enough; Allah will surely fulfill His promise to you.” Thereupon the verse was revealed: “When you sought help from your Lord and He answered you: I will reinforce you with a thousand angels, rank upon rank.”
Müslim 1763
Revelation context of the surah
Surah-wide
Al-Anfal is Medinan, with most of it revealed in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Badr (2 AH). It settles the dispute over the distribution of the spoils, interprets the course of the battle in the light of divine assistance, and lays down principles concerning the conduct of war.
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