so when you confront the disbelievers strike at their necks until when you have slain them in plenty tie them up firmly then after that you may either release them as a favour or take ransom until the war lays down its ordeal this is it and had allah willed he himself could have taken revenge from them but this is to test some of you with others and allah will surely never waste the deeds of those who were killed in his way.
فإذا لقيتم الذين كفروا فضرب الرقاب حتى إذا أثخنتموهم فشدوا الوثاق فإما منا بعد وإما فداء حتى تضع الحرب أوزارها ذلك ولو يشاء الله لانتصر منهم ولكن ليبلو بعضكم ببعض والذين قتلوا في سبيل الله فلن يضل أعمالهم