State of Israel

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Originally Posted by The Strangler

Sigh...great, now I have to go look up the excerpts that I looked up a long time ago and posted here. I think you were even in on that discussion. Hold on. I'll be right back...

Yeah, I remember, and I quite clearly remember telling you to actually read the quotes from the Qur'an in context. Muslim scholars suggest that those who read the Qur'an should keep at a minimum the following principles in mind. First you should have an awareness of the inner coherence in the Qur'an. As the verses are connected to each other, you should study at the least the preceding and following verses for a sense of the immediate context. Also the reader should look at all of the verses that deal with the same subject in the book. These are frequently scattered all over the scripture.

You would then realise that the sort of 'violence' that it permits is only in siutations of self-defence and war (a delicate subject).