Surah Al-Anfal 8:57

سُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ · Medinan · Verse 57 of 75

فَإِمَّا تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَرْبِ فَشَرِّدْ بِهِم مَّنْ خَلْفَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

Translation

If you meet them in battle, make a fearsome example of them to those who come after them, so that they may take heed.

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.

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