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Violence and politics
Jihad, extremism, apostasy and Sharia: what the sources actually say.
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Doesn't the Quran say “kill the unbelievers wherever you find them”?
That line (9:5) is about a specific war with specific tribes in 7th-century Arabia who had broken their peace treaties. The verses around it exclude everyone who kept their treaty, and order Muslims to protect any enemy who asks for safety. Quoted alone, it loses the context that changes its meaning.
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