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Violence & War

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Islam is violent and spread by the sword.

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Islamic Response:

Quran 2:190 forbids aggression; warfare is defensive with strict ethics and protection for civilians.

  • Quran 5:32 equates killing one innocent with killing all mankind.
  • Cease if the enemy inclines to peace (8:61).
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Biblical / Talmudic comparison:

  1. Deut 20:16‑17: Leave alive nothing that breathes.
  2. 1 Sam 15:3: Kill men, women, children, and infants.
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If context is granted to Biblical wars, why deny it to Qur'anic limits on combat?