Surah Al-Anfal (8:43)

اِذۡ يُرِيۡكَهُمُ اللّٰهُ فِىۡ مَنَامِكَ قَلِيۡلًا ؕ وَّلَوۡ اَرٰٮكَهُمۡ كَثِيۡرًا لَّـفَشِلۡـتُمۡ وَلَـتَـنَازَعۡتُمۡ فِى الۡاَمۡرِ وَلٰـكِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَلَّمَؕ اِنَّهٗ عَلِيۡمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوۡرِ‏ ۝

Ith yureekahumu Allahu fee manamikaqaleelan walaw arakahum katheeran lafashiltum walatanazaAAtumfee al-amri walakinna Allaha sallama innahuAAaleemun bithati assudoor

Remember, O Muḥammad, when Allāh showed them to you in your dream as few; and if He had shown them to you as many, you believers would have lost courage and would have disputed in the matter of whether to fight, but Allāh saved you from that. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **Al-Anfal**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "Remember, O Muḥammad, when Allāh showed them to you in your dream as few; and if He had shown them to you as many, you believers would have lost courage and would have disputed in the matter of whether to fight, but Allāh saved you from that. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.".