The verse warns the unbelievers not to rely so much upon the material means, such as wealth, weapon and number of forces and mounts. The battle of Badr was a good lesson to learn, because Muslims in comparison with the infidels were too weak, except that they were fighting for their faith. So it was impossible on the physical basis, and without the miraculous help of God, for such that small and ill - equipped force, to defeat that large, well - equipped, and well experienced, army: ``There has already been a sign for you in the two hosts, which met in the Badr's battle field. One of the hosts was fighting for the cause of Allah, and other party was unbelieving and faithless.''

      The polytheists saw the believerse twice as their real number! Later the enemy captives stated that they all had seen Muslim forces, at the first sight less than what they really were; (QURÄN - S 8:44) but when the fight began, God miraculously made them to see Muslims much more than their real number! This was to fill the pagans hearts with fear and fright to cause their defeat. On the contrary Muslims saw the enemy less than what they were in number, and this wrong vision caused Muslims to be steadfast and the pagans to waver and fickle: ``And Allah strengthens with His help whom He will.''