Violence in the Quran

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The Quran contains verses exhorting violence against enemies and others urging restraint and conciliation. Because some verses abrogate others, and because some are thought to be general commands while others refer to specific enemies, how the verses are understood and how they relate to each other "has been a central issue in Islamic thinking on war" according to scholars such as Charles Matthews. While numerous scholars explain Quranic phrases on violence to be only in the context of a defensive response to oppression; militant groups (such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State) have frequently cited these verses to justify their violent actions. The Quran's teachings on violence remain a topic of vigorous debate.

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