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Jan 2022
46m 25s

Prisoners of War

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The immediate aftermath of the Battle of Badr, including:
- How the prisoners of war were treated after the battle
- Revelation of Surat al-Anfal, which included verses on warfare
- How the spoils were divided

Lecture notes available at http://www.why-quran.org/?p=466.

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