hast thou not turned thy vision to the chiefs of the children of israel after moses? they said to a prophet among them appoint for us a king that we may fight in the cause of allah. he said is it not possible if ye were commanded to fight that that ye will not fight? they said how could we refuse to fight in the cause of allah seeing that we were turned out of our homes and our families? but when they were commanded to fight they turned back except a small band among them. but allah has full knowledge of those who do wrong.
ألم تر إلى الملإ من بني إسرائيل من بعد موسى إذ قالوا لنبي لهم ابعث لنا ملكا نقاتل في سبيل الله قال هل عسيتم إن كتب عليكم القتال ألا تقاتلوا قالوا وما لنا ألا نقاتل في سبيل الله وقد أخرجنا من ديارنا وأبنائنا فلما كتب عليهم القتال تولوا إلا قليلا منهم والله عليم بالظالمين