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Whoever turns his back to them on that day, the day of the encounter with them, unless manœuvring, turning around, for battle - by pretending to be in flight, as a trick, while actually intending to relaunch an attack - or joining another detachment, a company of Muslims, calling on it for assistance, he has truly incurred the wrath of Allahu ta’ālā, and his abode will be Hell - an evil journey's end!, [an evil] return it is. This [threat] applies so long as the [numbers of] disbelievers do not surpass twice [that of the believers].