وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ Qur’an Aal-Imran (3:123)Walaqad na s arakumu All a hu bibadrin waantum a th illatun fa i ttaqoo All a ha laAAallakum tashkuroon a
A reference to the battle of Badr, in 2 H., which is dealt with extensively in surah {8}.
Gratitude to Allah is not to be measured by words. It should show itself in conduct and life. If all the Muslims had learnt the true lesson from the victory at Badr, their archers would not have left the posts appointed for them, nor the two tribes mentioned in the last note ever wavered in their faith.