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Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Ayah 9

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إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّى مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ
I th tastagheethoona rabbakum fa i staj a ba lakum annee mumiddukum bialfin mina almal a ikati murdifeen a
Lo! You were praying unto your Sustainer for aid, whereupon He thus responded to you: "I shall, verily, aid you with a thousand angels following one upon another!"
  - Mohammad Asad
When you prayed to your Rabb for help, He answered: "I will assist you with one thousand angels, one after another."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
'Remember' when you cried out to your Lord for help, He answered, 'I will reinforce you with a thousand angels- followed by many others.'1
  - Mustafa Khattab

 Five thousand angels in total, as mentioned in 3:125.

When ye sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): I will help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels ranks on ranks." 1184
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Cf. iii. 123, 125, 126. The number of angels, a thousand at Badr and three thousand and five thousand at Uhud, is equal to the strength of the enemy.

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