Surah Al-Anfal — Verse 9
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إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّى مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ
Ith tastagheethoona rabbakum fastajabalakum annee mumiddukum bi-alfin mina almala-ikatimurdifeen
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
[Remember] when you were asking help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another."
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
When you begged your Lord for help, He answered you, ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels in succession.’
Marmaduke Pickthall
When ye sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): I will help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks."
Mufti Taqi Usmani
When you were calling your Lord for help, so He responded to you (saying): “I am going to support you with one thousand of the angels, one following the other.”
Al-Hilali & Khan
(Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): "I will help you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession."
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
And recall when you implored your Lord for help and He responded to you: 'I will indeed reinforce you with a thousand angels, coming host after host.'
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
Lo! You were praying unto your Sustainer for aid, whereupon He thus responded to you: "I shall, verily, aid you with a thousand angels following one upon' another!"
Rowwad · source edition
[Remember] when you were seeking the help of your Lord [at Badr] and He responded to you, “I will reinforce you with a thousand angels[5], following one another in succession.”
Notes
[5] The number of Quraysh army was 1000 fighters. Allah bolstered Muslims with 1000 angels, who only numbered 319 men beforehand.
Noor International · source edition
(9) [Remember] when you were asking help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another."
Hilali and Khan · source edition
9. (Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): "I will help you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession."
Reason for Revelation Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Arabic source: al-Wāḥidī / al-Suyūṭī, via Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies (CC BY 4.0)
قال تعالى: {إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ (9)} [الأنفال: 9].
183 - عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ -رضي الله عنهما-: حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابَ - رضي الله عنه - قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ، نَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ وَهُمْ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَنَيْفٌ، وَنَظَرَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَهُمْ أَلْفٌ وَزِيادَةٌ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - الْقِبْلَةَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَيْهِ، وَعَلَيْهِ رِدَاؤُهُ وَإِزَارُهُ، ثُمَّ قَال: "اللَّهُمَّ أَينَ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي؟، اللَّهُمَّ أَنجزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَهلِك هذِهِ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَلاَ تُعْبَدْ فِي الأَرْضِ أَبدًا"، قَالَ: فَمَا زَالَ يَسْتَغِيثُ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَيَدْعُوهُ حَتَّى سَقَطَ رِدَاؤُهُ عَنْ مَنْكِبَيْهِ، فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَرَدَّاهُ ثُمَّ الْتَزَمَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ كَفاكَ مُنَاشَدَتُكَ رَبَّكَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيُنْجِزُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ (9) ... }. واللفظ لأحمد ¬أخرجه مسلم برقم: 1763، وأبو داود برقم: 2690، والترمذي برقم: 3081، وأحمد، 1/ 30، 32، والبزار برقم: 196، وأبو عوانة: 4/ 152، 155، 156، وابن حبان برقم: 4793، والبيهقي في السنن: 6/ 326، والدلائل: 3/ 51 - 52، وأبو نعيم في الدلائل: 408، وابن أبي شيبة: 10/ 350، وابن جرير: 9/ 189.¥.