MOST OF THESE VERSES ARE MISUNDERSTOOD & MISINTERPETED BY ISLAMISTS. THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY. MUHAMMAD DID NOT WANT PEOPLE TO BE MURDERED NOR MAIMED NOR INJURED IN ANY WAY. HE WANTED THE ABSOLUTE BEST CITIZENSHIP & CHIVALRY FROM ALL MUSLIMS.
"
Unlike nearly all of the Old Testament verses of
violence , the verses of violence in the Quran are mostly
open-ended, meaning that they are not restrained by
historical context contained in the surrounding text
(although many Muslims choose to think of them that
way). They are part of the eternal, unchanging word of
Allah, and just as relevant or subject to interpretation as
anything else in the Quran..."
