Abstract
Islam and Violence: A Study of The Relevant Verses in The Quran
Highlights
There is just too much controversy to some Quranic verses, dubbed as the ‘sword verses.’ Base of these few verses, Islam is labelled as a violent religion
One’s biasness determines what one make out of the Quran. Those who think that Islam is a violent religion have firmly fixed in their minds that there is so much violence in the Quran
The objective of this study is to find out if Islam is a violent religion
Summary
There is just too much controversy to some Quranic verses, dubbed as the ‘sword verses.’ Base of these few verses, Islam is labelled as a violent religion. There is just too much controversy to some Quranic verses, dubbed as the ‘sword verses.’. Base of these few verses, Islam is labelled as a violent religion. According to Neal Robinson (Robinson, 2003), there are only a few verses that can be dated chronologically based on the internal clues of the Quran. The very first 5 verses of Surah Al-Alaq, (Chapter 96) was revealed in the year 609 and is believed to be the first to be revealed. The last verse is verse 3 of Surah Al-Maidah (Chapter 5). It was revealed a few months before he died. In the absence of solid chronological details, the best way to start the topic is by looking at the formative years of Islam
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