Battle of Badr

The first major military encounter between 313 Muslims and approximately 1,000 Qurayshi fighters at the wells of Badr. Despite being outnumbered three to one, the Muslims achieved a decisive victory with divine assistance: 'Remember when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you: I will reinforce you with a thousand angels' (8:9). Seventy Quraysh were killed, including Abu Jahl, and 70 were captured. Fourteen Muslims were martyred. This battle was the defining turning point for the nascent Muslim state.