سورة القلم

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَی الخُرْطُومِ [We will brand him on the nose]; at the time of raj'ah (return), when the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him) returns and his enemies return, he will mark their noses and lips with a branding instrument like beasts, and "kharatim" refers to the nose and the two lips.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): And as for [the meaning of] قُضِیَ الْأَمْرُ in the verse: "Do they (the followers of Satan's command, after all these signs and clear plans) wait for Allah and the angels to come to them in the shadows of clouds (and place fresh proofs at their disposal?! Though such a thing is impossible!) and everything is decided, and all matters return to Allah" (Baqarah/210) — it is the very mark and brand of disgrace placed on the nose, whereby the mark and brand of disgrace is placed on the nose of the unbeliever.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): The meaning [of the verse] is that in battle we will strike his nose with the sword so that its mark remains. He did this on the Day of Badr [and the noses of some of the unbelievers were cut off at the Battle of Badr].