Question

1,000 meccans who were much better equipped. muhammad told his men to wait for his order. as the meccans approached, a sandstorm struck and weakened their attack. muhammad’s men advanced, and they were able to defeat the meccans. account from the quran allah gave you victory in the battle of badr, where your forces were much weaker than those of the enemy.... remember when you said to the believers, “is it not enough that your lord is helping you with a force of three thousand angels sent (from the heavens)?” al imran 3:123 - 4 in muhammad sarwar, the holy quran: arabic text and english translation. copyright 2011 by the islamic seminary. decide if each of the following details was included in the account based on oral sources, the account from the quran, or both. | | account based on oral sources | account from the quran | | --- | --- | --- | | the army from medina defeated a more powerful meccan army. | | | | a sandstorm helped muhammad’s men defeat the meccan army. | | | | god sent angels to help the men from medina fight the meccans. | | |

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each detail against the two accounts:

1. "The army from Medina defeated a more powerful Meccan army."

• Oral sources: The first text says "1,000 Meccans who were much better equipped" and "they were able to defeat the Meccans" (implying Medina’s army was weaker but won).
• Quran account: "your forces were much weaker than those of the enemy" and "Allah gave you victory" (confirms a weaker Medina army defeated a stronger Meccan army).

Thus, check both columns.

2. "A sandstorm helped Muhammad’s men defeat the Meccan army."

• Oral sources: The first text states "a sandstorm struck and weakened their attack, Muhammad’s men advanced, and they were able to defeat the Meccans."
• Quran account: The Quran passage does not mention a sandstorm (it attributes victory to Allah/angels).

Thus, check only the "Account based on oral sources" column.

3. "God sent angels to help the men from Medina fight the Meccans."

• Oral sources: The first text does not mention angels.
• Quran account: The Quran passage says "your Lord is helping you with a force of three thousand angels sent (from the heavens)."

Thus, check only the "Account from the Quran" column.

Final Table (with checks):

Detail	Account based on oral sources	Account from the Quran
A sandstorm helped Muhammad’s men defeat the Meccan army.	✔️	❌
God sent angels to help the men from Medina fight the Meccans.	❌	✔️

(Note: In the original table, place a checkmark (or mark) in the appropriate boxes as per the above analysis.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each detail against the two accounts:

1. "The army from Medina defeated a more powerful Meccan army."

• Oral sources: The first text says "1,000 Meccans who were much better equipped" and "they were able to defeat the Meccans" (implying Medina’s army was weaker but won).
• Quran account: "your forces were much weaker than those of the enemy" and "Allah gave you victory" (confirms a weaker Medina army defeated a stronger Meccan army).

Thus, check both columns.

2. "A sandstorm helped Muhammad’s men defeat the Meccan army."

• Oral sources: The first text states "a sandstorm struck and weakened their attack, Muhammad’s men advanced, and they were able to defeat the Meccans."
• Quran account: The Quran passage does not mention a sandstorm (it attributes victory to Allah/angels).

Thus, check only the "Account based on oral sources" column.

3. "God sent angels to help the men from Medina fight the Meccans."

• Oral sources: The first text does not mention angels.
• Quran account: The Quran passage says "your Lord is helping you with a force of three thousand angels sent (from the heavens)."

Thus, check only the "Account from the Quran" column.

Final Table (with checks):

Detail	Account based on oral sources	Account from the Quran
A sandstorm helped Muhammad’s men defeat the Meccan army.	✔️	❌
God sent angels to help the men from Medina fight the Meccans.	❌	✔️

(Note: In the original table, place a checkmark (or mark) in the appropriate boxes as per the above analysis.)