At the lowest point on the earth. But after their victory, they will be defeated.
Translation endnotes
[30:2-5] You might have noticed that we translated the reference of the verb "GHaLaBa" differently than the traditional translations. Instead of reading the verb in 30:2 as "ghulibat" (were defeated) we read as "ghalabat" which means just the opposite, "defeated." Similarly, we also read its continuous/future tense in the following verse differently. The prophecy of the verse was realized in 636, four years after the death of Muhammed, when Muslims confronted the army of Byzantine Empire around Yarmuk River, in one of the most significant battles in history. Under the command of Khalid bin Walid, the Muslim army beat the Christian imperial army of four or more times their numbers. The sixday war, Yarmuk, occurred in area near the Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea, which are located in the lowest land depression on earth, 200-400 meters below sea level. The orthodox reading and translation of the verse, reflects an interesting historical conflict and is a prime example of the abuse of a divine book to justify nationalistic wars and imperialistic ambitions. By changing the verse's original reading to the opposite, the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties were able to depict Persians as the major enemy. Thus, they justified aggression against Persian Empire.