While motivating and encouraging the companions, the honourable Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘keep your courage high! Is it not enough for you that Allah Almighty will send 3000 angels for your aid?’ after this he said: ‘not only 3000 angels, if you adopt patience and the fear of Allah Almighty, and then the enemies attack you, Allah Almighty will assist you with 5000 sublime angels.’ This was a report of the unseen which was fulfilled later and due to the companions’ patience and fear of Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty sent 5000 angels who helped Muslims in the battlefield. (Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinan, part 4, Surah Aal-e-Imran, under the verse, 124-125, vol. 2, p. 47)

What we learn from the battle of Badr

From this verse, we learn three things:

1.   The Muhajir (migrant) and Ansar (helper) companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم who participated in Badr were patient and God-fearing because Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ had made patience and His fear (Taqwa) a condition for sending help. And, because angels did descend later on, this proves that the condition was fulfilled i.e. the companions did adopt patience and the fear of Allah Almighty. Therefore, the Quran is a witness of the honourable companions being patient and God-fearing.

2.   The angels that came down in Badr, are greater than other angels because Allah Almighty placed special symbols on them by which they became more superior. This has been explained in the Ahadith as well that the angels that descended in Badr are superior than the rest of the angels.

3.   Serving the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and assisting those who fight in the way of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is an excellent form of worship as these angels descended for the service of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and aid of the companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم fighting in the way of Allah Almighty and they became more superior than the