Calmard, Jean. "Ayatollah". Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
quran.com
Quran 47:4 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, He will never render their deeds void.
Calmard, Jean. "Ayatollah". Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
