According to search-discovered classical Islamic scholarship, the ordainment of warfare (Qital) in the Quran is a divinely sanctioned permission, not an open-ended command, granted primarily for defensive purposes. The first verse revealed on this matter, Surah Al-Hajj 22:39, explicitly grounds this permission in the fact that the early Muslims were 'wronged' and persecuted. Esteemed exegetes like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi explain that this established the principle that warfare is a last resort to repel aggression. The regulations are further detailed in verses like Al-Baqarah 2:190, which commands believers to 'fight...those who fight you, but do not transgress,' which scholars like Imam al-Qurtubi interpret as a strict prohibition against harming non-combatants. Furthermore, Surah Al-Mumtahanah 60:8 clarifies that this ruling does not apply to non-Muslims who are not hostile, commanding kindness and justice towards them. The synthesis of these verses reveals a comprehensive and ethical framework where warfare is a reluctantly accepted necessity, heavily restricted by divine law to protect the innocent and restore justice, not to compel faith.