164. Does God encourage believers today to fight and war against people of different beliefs till their own religion triumphs? (Holy War / Jihad)
the Bible No
Yes the Quran
the Bible's Perspective
Romans 12:17-19Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honourable in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men. Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Hebrews 12:14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
James 1:20for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
the Quran's Perspective
Al-Baqara (The Cow) 2:190-193Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors. And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers. But if they desist, then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah. But if they desist, then let there be no hostility except against wrong-doers.
Al-Tawba (Repentance) 9:29Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.
Notes
Jihad is the largest subject in the Qur’an: 139 verses out of 6,236 = 1 out of every 45 verses. The Hadith is 21% about Jihad: The Sirah (the biography of Muhammad) is 67% about Jihad. 64% of the Qur'an is malevolent against the "Kafir".
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