What does Surah 9:5 reall mean? Here is the verse, but what is the real contex?

Question

"Fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them and seize them, confine them, and lie in wait for them in every place of ambush"

Answer 1

I don't think there's any ambiguity whatsoever in that verse! Quite easy to understand really, just take it at face value. It's not pulling any punches, is it?

Answer 2

The context is that pagans in Muhammed's day would have been the idol worshipping polytheists. Muhammed wanted Muslims to reject polytheism and idol worship, as a symbol of their pure monotheism, so Muhammed would have good reason to add this to the Qur'an. Muhammed isn't saying to actually go out and slay people, it's more symbolic of slaying the culture of paganism, such as a strong rejection of the pagan way of life, the daily sacrifices to the pagan gods, and instead surrender themselves to Allah.

Answer 3

Just because the people in here are fighting pagans, this shouldn't be taken as a reason to hunt down and slay pagans everywhere. It sounds like a part of the Bible where a protagonist was fighting and incursion of people who happened to be pagans. Using language like that to rally troops is perfectly fine, but taking this as a cause to hate and kill people you don't know would be VERY VERY NOT CHRIST-LIKE.

Answer 4

Here is the link to chapter 9:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/009.qmt.html

It was given to Muslims when the pagans of Mecca broke the peace treaty and were about to attack Muslims.

Chapter 9 is considered as the most militant chapter of Quran for Muslims.

Answer 5

Those who fail to bear "good fruit" will be "hewn down, and cast into the fire." Matthew 7:19

Cities that neither "receive" the disciples nor "hear" their words will be destroyed by God. It will be worse for them than for Sodom and Gomorrah. And you know what God supposedly did to those poor folks (see Gen.19:24). Matthew 10:14-15

Homosexuals (those "without natural affection") and their supporters (those "that have pleasure in them") are "worthy of death." Romans 1:31-32

We are predestined by God to go to either heaven or hell. None of our thoughts, words, or actions can affect the final outcome. Ephesians 1:4-5, 11

God decides to kill Moses because his son had not yet been circumcised. Exodus 4:24-26

Miriam and Aaron (Moses' brother and sister) criticize Moses for marrying an Ethiopian woman and thus breaking the law of God. But God makes it clear that his rules don't apply to his favorites, and he strikes Miriam with leprosy. Notice that only Miriam is punished, though both she and Aaron complained. Numbers12:1, 9-10

This game is fun...

The Israelites find a man picking up sticks on the sabbath. God commands them to kill him by throwing rocks at him. Numbers 15:32-36

All nations shall be terrorized by the followers of Yahweh. Deuteronomy 2:25

If your brother, son, daughter, wife, or friend tries to get you to worship another god, "thou shalt surely kill him, thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death." Deuteronomy 13:6-10

Answer 6

from the link that "museum" guy posted it was a one time shot thing and a story of past what really strikes me that this whynotaskdon guy runs in to put down this religion yet he completely forgets about the terror caused by his god, his savior and prophets in bible

i really wonder why is one so obsessed with someone elses religion that he wouldnt even mind making false statements?

edit!!!!
lol has anyone seen this whynotaskdon guys website??? he thinks the writer of harry potter is evil lmao

Answer 7

your problem my friend is that you didn't continue the verse .. if you continue it will say .. the verse after it says : And if anyone of the Mushrikûn (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh) seeks your protection then grant him protection, so that he may hear the Word of Allâh (the Qur'ân), and then escort him to where he can be secure, that is because they are men who know not. !

and in islam we have prioroties .. first we ask you to convert to islam .. if you disobey .. we ask you for money so that you be safe .. if you also refuse .. then it's your problem !

see ya

Answer 8

this was sent down in a war and it means do this in war. not all the time , remember that the Arab pagans were in war with Muslims. and it has meanings that will come in the future.

Answer 9

it means, obviously, that islam is a religion of unparalleled compassion and peace, tolerance and enlightened thought, in the spirit of the commentary of salman rushdie, does it not? :-) we could all take a lesson from it, eh? the real "contex" one can only imagine. btw salman's wife is amazingly hot :-)

Answer 10

The ""Cover Story"" for this is that it is only for DEFENSE!

IN truth, anyone who is offered islam and refuses becomes the ENEMY and is a PAGAN. So islam is to DESTROY them.

PEACE can only come when ALL submit to the Takrit village god, allah.