وَمَن
يُوَلِّهِمۡ
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
دُبُرَهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
مُتَحَرِّفٗا
لِّقِتَالٍ
أَوۡ
مُتَحَيِّزًا
إِلَىٰ
فِئَةٖ
فَقَدۡ
بَآءَ
بِغَضَبٖ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَمَأۡوَىٰهُ
جَهَنَّمُۖ
وَبِئۡسَ
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
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Whoso on that day turneth his back to them, unless manoeuvring for battle or intent to join a company, he truly hath incurred wrath from Allah, and his habitation will be hell, a hapless journey's end.
— M. Pickthall
If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Fleeing from Battle is prohibited, and its Punishment
Allah said, while warning against fleeing from the battlefield and threatening those who do it with the Fire,
يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ زَحْفاً
(O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a ba
…Fleeing from Battle is prohibited, and its Punishment
Allah said, while warning against fleeing from the battlefield and threatening those who do it wi
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