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Muslims frequently claim that the Qur'an requires them to fight, but only in self defense. However, that is simply and demonstrably not true, as hostilities are also explicitly commanded against those who commit only belief-based 'offenses'.
Verse 2:217 provides us with a convenient list of sins defined by the Arabic word 'fitna' for which violators must be attacked, and none of them have anything to do with preservation of life. It begins, "Sahih International: They ask you about the sacred month - about fighting therein. Say, 'Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-haram and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allah. And fitnah is greater than killing.'" The importance of the fact that "disbelief in Him" is included under the umbrella word 'fitna' can not be overstated as it pits Islam against the rest of the world for all time.
And the granddaddy of them all is verse 9:29 - "Sahih International: Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.
Verse 2:217 provides us with a convenient list of sins defined by the Arabic word 'fitna' for which violators must be attacked, and none of them have anything to do with preservation of life. It begins, "Sahih International: They ask you about the sacred month - about fighting therein. Say, 'Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-haram and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allah. And fitnah is greater than killing.'" The importance of the fact that "disbelief in Him" is included under the umbrella word 'fitna' can not be overstated as it pits Islam against the rest of the world for all time.
And the granddaddy of them all is verse 9:29 - "Sahih International: Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.
