March 15, 2009The 149 Sword Verses of the Qur’an Put in Context Using Tafsir Ibn Kathir(1) 2:178-O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this...

149 Sword Verses of the Qur’an Put in Context Using Tafsir Ibn Kathirby: Michael McCoyContents(1) 2:178—pg.1: O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with...

Knowing the Sword Verses of the KoranEverybody seems to know two things about the Koran—it is hard to read and it contains violence. But some people say that the violent material is misunderstood and is not really violence. How would you like to learn about the Koran from the same source that the imams and Islamic scholars use?  Explanations of the Koran are called tafsir, and the...