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The Sword Verse (Arabic: آية السيف, romanized: ayat as-sayf) is the fifth verse of the ninth surah of the Quran [1] [2] (also written as 9:5). It is a Quranic verse widely cited by critics of Islam to suggest the faith promotes violence against pagans (polytheists, mushrikun) by isolating the portion of the verse "kill the polytheists wherever you find them, capture them".
Q40:1–3 The Quran a revelation from the only true God; 4 It is denied by none but unbelievers; 4–6 Confederated infidels, however prosperous, are doomed; 7–9 The angels intercede for true believers; 10–12 Infidels shall repent in hell, but in vain; 13–15 God to be worshipped as the Supreme Being; 16–18 Judgement Day shall come suddenly
Kafir (Arabic: كَافِر, romanized: kāfir; plural: كَافِرُون kāfirūn, كُفَّار kuffār, or كَفَرَة kafara; feminine: كَافِرَة kāfira; feminine plural: كَافِرَات kāfirāt or كَوَافِر kawāfir) is an Arabic term in Islam which refers to a person who disbelieves the God in Islam, denies his ...
A number of different words for sin are used in the Islamic tradition. According to A. J. Wensinck's entry on the topic in the Encyclopedia of Islam, Islamic terms for sin include dhanb and khaṭīʾa, which are synonymous and refer to intentional sins; khiṭʾ, which means simply a sin; and ithm, which is used for grave sins.
10-12 For the infidels is hell-fire, but for believers Paradise; 13-16 God is Creator and Sovereign Ruler of the universe; 17-20 Pharaoh and Thamud examples to warn those who reject the Quran; 21 The glorious Quran is kept in the Preserved Table [4] The surah opens with an oath by a heaven full of stars: by the sky containing great stars.
Al-Furqan (Arabic: اَلْفُرْقَانْ, ’al-furqān; meaning: The Criterion) is the 25th chapter of the Qur'an, with 77 verses . The name Al-Furqan, [1] or "The Criterion", refers to the Qur'an itself as the decisive factor between good and evil. This Surah is named Al-Furqan from the 4th word in the 1st ayat. [2] [note 1]
Ash-Shu‘ara’ [1] (Arabic: الشعراء, ’ash-shu‘arā’; meaning: The Poets) is the 26th chapter of the Qurʾan with 227 verses . Many of these verses are very short. The chapter is named from the word Ash-Shu'ara in ayat 224. [2] It is also the longest Meccan surah according to the number of verses.
Al-Anfal [1] (Arabic: ٱلأنفال, al-ʾanfāl; meaning The Spoils of War, [2] Earnings, Savings, Profits) [3] is the eighth chapter of the Quran, with 75 verses . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is a " Medinan surah ", completed after the Battle of Badr .