The Majestic Quran

T 41 Whatever spoils of war you seize, know that a fifth of it belongs to God and to the Messenger and his relatives, to orphans, the needy and the traveller. That’s if you believe in God and in what We revealed to Our servant on the day of separation of truth from falsehood , 7 the day the two armies met. God has power over all things . 8 T 42 Remember when you were grouped on the near side of the valley, and Makkans on the far side, and the caravan below you. If you had tried to reach a formal agreement to meet there , you would certainly have differed over the time and place; but that occurred so that God could accomplish what was preordained, so that whoever perished should do so on the basis of clear proof and whoever survived should do so on the same basis. God is the Hearer, the Knower. 43 Remember when God showed them to you to be small in number as you dozed. If He had shown them to you as large in number, you would have lost heart and quarrelled over the matter amongst yourselves, but God saved you from disagreements . He knows well people’s innermost thoughts. 44 And when you faced each other, He made them appear to be few in your eyes, and He made you seem even fewer in number in their eyes, so that He could accomplish what had been preordained. Eventually all matters return to God. B 45 Believers, whenever you face an army in battle , stand firm and remember God a lot so you may triumph. 46 Obey God and His Messenger; don’t quarrel among yourselves nor lose heart and become demoralised, but persevere. God is with those who persevere. 47 And don’t be like those who set out from their homes pompously, showing off to people and stopping people from coming to God’s way. God has complete control of what they do. 48 Remember when Satan made their action appear attractive to them and said, “No one will be able to defeat you today, with me close beside you.” However, when the two armies caught sight of each other, Satan turned on his heels, saying, “I have nothing to do with you, I see what you can’t see, and I fear God. God’s punishment is severe.” A