when at the time of your encounter he made them appear few in your eyes and made you appear few in their eyes it was so that god might bring about that which had been decreed. everything returns to god.
وإذ يريكموهم إذ التقيتم في أعينكم قليلا ويقللكم في أعينهم ليقضي الله أمرا كان مفعولا وإلى الله ترجع الأمور