
The Meaning Of The Glorious Qur'an

There shall be no compulsion in religion: true guidance has become distinct from error. But whoever refuses to be led by Satan and believes in God has grasped the strong handhold that will never break. God is all hearing and all knowing.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan • Quran: A Simple English Translation (Goodword ! Koran)
It is not fitting for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he has thoroughly subdued the land. You look for the temporal goods of this world; but Allah looks to the Hereafter: and Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. 68 Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that yo
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The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter; 34 Except for thos
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