for any purpose but to give you good news and reassure your hearts by it did Allah make it”—imply that this good news was specifically for them. In the account of Badr, however, the good news is general. This thus serves as a kind of evidence for the report that the thousand angels of Badr remain among the Muslim community. For He left both the reinforcement and the good news unrestricted, and placed bihi (through it) before lakum (for you), emphasizing the thousand angels. At Uhud, however, the emphasis was on them, provided they remained steadfast; but that condition was not fulfilled.