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Not including verses which deal with heavenly rewards for those who strive on the path of Jihad, generic mentions of "victory", and Muhammad's negative opinions of those who do not participate in Jihad, there are roughly 164 Jihad verses in the Qur'an.<ref>[http://www.yoel.info/koranwarpassages.htm 164 Jihad Verses in the Koran] - Yoel Natan</ref> These speak clearly and directly of military expedition, fighting, spoils of war, raiding, taking slaves, and looting infidels. | Not including verses which deal with heavenly rewards for those who strive on the path of Jihad, generic mentions of "victory", and Muhammad's negative opinions of those who do not participate in Jihad, there are roughly 164 Jihad verses in the Qur'an.<ref>[http://www.yoel.info/koranwarpassages.htm 164 Jihad Verses in the Koran] - Yoel Natan</ref> These speak clearly and directly of military expedition, fighting, spoils of war, raiding, taking slaves, and looting infidels. | ||
=== | ===Controversial Passages== | ||
Not only critics, but even practicing Muslims agree that the Qur'an justifies and permits things such as; [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Homosexuality| | Not only critics, but even practicing Muslims who are scholars of the text agree that the Qur'an justifies and permits things such as; [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Homosexuality|persecution of Homosexuals]], [[Pedophilia in the Qur'an|child marriage]], [[Polygamy in Islam|polygamy]], [[Islamic Antisemitism|hatred of Jews]], [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Dhimmitude|institutional religious discrimination]], [[Wife Beating in Islam|legalized domestic violence]], [[slavery]] and [[rape|the rape of slaves]]. | ||
{{Quote|{{Cite web quotebox|url= http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-08/get-over-the-quran-burning/|title= Get Over the Quran Burning|publisher= The Daily Beast|author= Asra Q. Nomani|date= September 8, 2010|archiveurl= http://archive.is/FE6qO|deadurl=no}}|''As a Florida pastor plans a Quran-burning bonfire on September 11, The Daily Beast’s Asra Q. Nomani [author of Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam], herself a Muslim, says there are a few brutal passages in the Quran that need to go up in smoke.'' | {{Quote|{{Cite web quotebox|url= http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-08/get-over-the-quran-burning/|title= Get Over the Quran Burning|publisher= The Daily Beast|author= Asra Q. Nomani|date= September 8, 2010|archiveurl= http://archive.is/FE6qO|deadurl=no}}|''As a Florida pastor plans a Quran-burning bonfire on September 11, The Daily Beast’s Asra Q. Nomani [author of Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam], herself a Muslim, says there are a few brutal passages in the Quran that need to go up in smoke.'' | ||