Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War)

18. “That (was the grace of Allah) for you, and that Allah weakens the plan of disbelievers.”

The beginning word of the verse /oalikum/ (that) points to the situation of the Muslims in the circumstances of the Battle of Badr. It reminds them the divine helps, which were sent from heaven to the earth, and the honor and victory bestowed upon the Prophet of Islam (S). As if, the holy verse would have said: ‘That was the grace of Allah upon you’. The verse says:

“That (was the grace of Allah) for you...”

Thus, if the strivers act according to their duty in battle- fields against the enemy, and obey the divine leader, Allah will also nullify the enemy's plots against them. The verse continues saying:

“...and that Allah weakens the plan of disbelievers.”