Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War)

13. “That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger; and whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, then verily Allah is severe in retribution.”

14. “That (is your award), therefore taste it, and (know) that for the disbelievers is the chastisement of the (Hell) Fire.”

They were deserving of that Punishment so that their heads and their fingers should be smited, because they had raised to fight against Allah (s.w.t) and His Messenger (S). The verse says:

“That is because they opposed Allah and His messenger...”

Then, the holy verse threatens the opponents of Allah and His Messenger, when it says:

“...and whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, then verily Allah is severe in retribution.”

Those who stand to fight against Allah and His Messenger (S), will be destroyed in the world and, in Hereafter, they will abide in an eternal and severe chastisement.

Through the second verse, the Quran says Allah has provided the punishment of destruction and captivity for them to taste in this world. The verse says:

“That (is your award), therefore taste it...”

That is, this is the decree of Allah. Then, they should examine the taste of the decree of Allah in this world, and know that in other world both they and the totality of infidels will be involved with the divine painful punishment. The verse says:

“...and (know) that for the disbelievers is the chastisement of the (Hell) Fire.”