 when you were at the near end of the valley and they were at its farthest end while the caravan was below you. and if you had known that a battle was to take place you would indeed have refused to accept the challenge but so that god might accomplish a thing to be done that he who would perish might perish in clear evidence of the truth and that he who would remain alive might live in clear evidence of the truth. and behold god is indeed allhearing allknowing.
إذ أنتم بالعدوة الدنيا وهم بالعدوة القصوى والركب أسفل منكم ولو تواعدتم لاختلفتم في الميعاد ولكن ليقضي الله أمرا كان مفعولا ليهلك من هلك عن بينة ويحيى من حي عن بينة وإن الله لسميع عليم