Violence
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Questions (2)
Does Islam support violence against non-Muslims?
No. The Qur'an explicitly states 'there is no compulsion in religion' (2:256) and permits fighting only in self-defense. Verses about warfare were revealed in specific historical contexts of persecution and self-defense, not as blanket commands.
Does the Qur'an tell Muslims to kill non-Muslims?
No. Critics frequently quote Qur'an 9:5 out of context — 'kill the polytheists wherever you find them' — to claim this. However, this verse was revealed in the context of a specific peace treaty that was unilaterally broken by the Makkan polytheists. The very next verse (9:6) commands Muslims to grant protection to any enemy who seeks it and escort them to a place of safety. Reading any text out of context distorts its meaning.
Qur'an Verses (1)
مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا
Man qatala nafsan bighayri nafsin aw fasadin fil-ardi fa ka'annama qatala an-nasa jami'an wa man ahyaha fa ka'annama ahya an-nasa jami'an
“Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land — it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one — it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.”
Hadith (1)
وُجِدَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مَقْتُولَةً فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ قَتْلِ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ
Wujidat imra'atun maqtulatun fi ba'di maghazi Rasulillahi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, fa naha Rasulullahi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam 'an qatl al-nisa'i was-sibyan
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar