[2:193] Fight them till there is no sedition, and the religion is for God; then if they desist, there shall be no enmity, save against evildoers.
The allusion in the verse is to combat against the lower selves (nufūs), for the worst enemy to you is your lower self (nafs) within you. That is to say, 'Hold completely to the precepts of spiritual disciplines (riyā?āt) until nothing remains of carnal human traces (āthār bashariyya). Submit the self (nafs) and heart (qalb) to God so there will be no opponent or combatant from within you, either by [your being] wary or receptive, by [your] directing or free choice, in any state. The vicissitudes [of life] will flow over you as He wills them and you will be effaced from making any choices aside from what comes with the decree'. When the self (nafs) surrenders there is no enmity except against those who are negligent (arbāb al-taqṣīr), but those who uphold the true affair are far removed from any obligation to compel.