The Spoils of War
8. Al-Anfāl
الأنفال
al-Anfāl (The Spoils)
ٱلْأَنْفَال
8:57
فَإِمَّا
تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ
فِي
الْحَرْبِ
فَشَرِّدْ
بِهِم
مَّنْ
خَلْفَهُمْ
لَعَلَّهُمْ
يَذَّكَّرُونَ
fa-ʾimmā tathqafannahum fī l-ḥarbi fa-sharrid bihim man khalfahum laʿallahum yadhdhakkarūna
When you capture the (unbelievers) during a fight, teach them a lesson so that they thereafter will always be aware of the threat of your power.
