So when you meet the disbelievers ˹in battle˺, strike ˹their˺ necks until you have thoroughly subdued them, then bind them firmly. Later ˹free them either as˺ an act of grace or by ransom until the war comes to an end. So will it be. Had Allah willed, He ˹Himself˺ could have inflicted punishment on them. But He does ˹this only to˺ test some of you by means of others. And those who are martyred in the cause of Allah,1 He will never render their deeds void.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure [their] bonds,1 and either [confer] favor2 afterwards or ransom [them] until the war lays down its burdens.3 That [is the command]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself], but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah - never will He waste their deeds.
— Saheeh International
He will guide them ˹to their reward˺, improve their condition,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He will guide them and amend their condition
— Saheeh International
and admit them into Paradise, having made it known to them.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And admit them to Paradise, which He has made known to them.
— Saheeh International
O believers! If you stand up for Allah, He will help you and make your steps firm.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.
— Saheeh International
As for the disbelievers, may they be doomed and may He render their deeds void.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But those who disbelieve - for them is misery, and He will waste their deeds.
— Saheeh International
That is because they detest what Allah has revealed, so He has rendered their deeds void.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
— Saheeh International
Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those before them? Allah annihilated them, and a similar fate awaits the disbelievers.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Have they not traveled through the land and seen how was the end of those before them? Allah destroyed [everything] over them,1 and for the disbelievers is something comparable.
— Saheeh International
This is because Allah is the Patron of the believers while the disbelievers have no patron.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
That is because Allah is the protector of those who have believed and because the disbelievers have no protector.
— Saheeh International
Surely Allah will admit those who believe and do good into Gardens under which rivers flow. As for the disbelievers, they enjoy themselves and feed like cattle.1 But the Fire will be their home.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, Allah will admit those who have believed and done righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow, but those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as grazing livestock eat, and the Fire will be a residence for them.
— Saheeh International
˹Imagine, O Prophet,˺ how many societies We destroyed that were far superior in might than your society—which drove you out—and there was none to help them!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And how many a city was stronger than your city [i.e., Makkah] which drove you out? We destroyed them; and there was no helper for them.
— Saheeh International
Can those ˹believers˺ who stand on clear proof from their Lord be like those whose evil deeds are made appealing to them and ˹only˺ follow their desires?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their [own] desires?
— Saheeh International