بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

17 Ramadhan

Battle of Badr, 17 Ramadan 2 AH, 624 CE

Allah (swt) provided victory to the Muslim armies were because they placed their trust on Him; including the Battle of Badr, which took place in the month of Ramadhan. It has been narrated on the authority of ‘Umar b. al-Khattab who said: When it was the day on which the Battle of Badr was fought, the Messenger of Allah (saw) cast a glance upon the Kaafireen, and they were one thousand while his own Companions were three hundred and nineteen. The Prophet (saw) turned (his face) towards the Qibla. Then he stretched his hands and began his supplication to his Lord:

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ آتِ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تُهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ لَا تُعْبَدْ فِي الْأَرْض

” O Allah, accomplish for me what you have promised to me. O Allah, bring about what You have promised to me. O Allah, if this small band of Muslims is destroyed, You will not be worshiped on this earth.”

He continued his supplication to his Lord, stretching his hands, facing the Qibla, until his mantle slipped down from his shoulders. So Abu Bakr came to him, picked up his mantle and put it on his shoulders. Then he embraced him from behind and said:. Prophet of Allah, this prayer of yours to your Lord will suffice you, and He will fulfill for you what He has promised you. So Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, revealed (the Qur’anic verse):

(إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنْ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ)

“When you appealed to your Lord for help, He responded to your call (saying): I will help you with one thousand angels coming in succession.”