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The Battle of Badar is a great landmark in the history of Islam. If the Hijrat of the Holy Prophet opened the way to the establishment of Islam as a Code of Life, Badr has the rare distinction of demonstrating the practical effect of this Code of Life on the soul, the mind and the body of an individual. It transforms human beings spiritually superior to any other creation, his mind reaches new heights and his bodily feats reach the mythical dimension attained only b> giants. All this results from the transformation of qualities and characteristics of the individual and he appears to be an entirely new creation
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The Battle of Badr is not only one of the decisive battles of Islamic history but was also the first serious confrontation between the forces of Islam and those of unbelief. It was fought with an unprecedented large number of men and was the culmination of the conflict never to be resolved henceforth except in the battle field.3
