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123- AND ALLAH SUPPORTED YOU IN BADR WHEN YOU WERE WEAK, THEREFORE, BE PIOUS SO THAT YOU MAY GIVE THANKS.

Allah the Highest is reminding the Muslims of their previous victory at Badr, when they were weak and few, yet Allah the Highest supported them and granted them victory. 

This support is conditioned however, and Allah the Highest reminds them of the condition, which is piety.  They should be righteous, obedient to Allah and His messenger prayer and peace upon him and not to transgress Allah’s limit.  Allah the Highest is always with the pious, for He said: “AND BE PIOUS AND GUARD YOURSELF FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE.   KNOW THAT ALLAH IS WITH THOSE WHO ARE PIOUS”.  (S:2 A:194)

In the battle of Ohud, when the Muslims fought in the cause of Allah the Highest and obeyed His messenger prayer and peace upon him, Allah the Highest supported them.  They were defeating the disbelievers who outnumbered the Muslims by more than 4 to 1. 

However, once they, and not all of them but some of them, disobeyed Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him, Allah’s support was withdrawn and they were left on their own, to their own resources, then the course of the battle turned against them.

The day next to the battle of Ohud, when they went out with Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him to fight the disbelievers if they turn back, which they did, Allah the Highest spared them the fight.  They were 70 men less and many of them, including Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him were injured.  This was Mercy from Allah the Highest and support for them, putting the fear into their enemy’s hearts.