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 ==Defensive Fighting Permitted==
-These verses call on Muslims to defend themselves if they are attacked, but they do not require Muslims to defend themselves.
-Several months after the Muslims' arrival in Medina, the Muslims started to raid the caravans of the Meccan traders who passed near their area. These Muslim raids would eventually cause the Meccans to attack the Muslims in defense of their caravans; with the first Meccan attack, known as the Battle of Badr, occurring in 624.
+Jihad is not only offensive in nature, expanding the realm of Islam. Muslims are also commanded by the Qur'an to fight to defend the religion (and the Islamic State) from outside aggressors, and this too constitutes the holy duty of jihad.
-It was at this time that Muhammad gave permission to the Muslims to defend themselves by fighting and killing the idol worshiping Meccans. These new verses abrogated the [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Pacifism Promoted|previous non-aggressive verses]] that were revealed by Muhammad.
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