| Panther111 said:
Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them" No reasonable person would interpret this to mean a spiritual struggle.
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- God is talking about an action on his behalf, this is not an order to people to "cast" the terror.
- Notice " into the hearts", meaning this is not about killing or beheading others, merely about the emotions.
- the original text in Arabic says " الذين كفروا", that doesn't mean " disbelievers", it is a refrence to the people who recognize the truth but refuse to accept it.
- This phase was said when there was a war, Muslims were slaughtered in their home Maka, that's why they immigrated to Al-Madina later. This has nothing to do with peaceful people.
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