Out of Context (Part 3) – Rules of Engagement In Islam

In Part 3 of the interview with Dallas-based Pastor Mike Baughman, Imam Omar Suleiman debunks erroneous interpretations of what has become popularly known as “the verse of the sword” from chapter nine of the Quran, Surat At-Tawba. That verse (loosely translated as “slay them wherever you find them and fight them until they say there is no God but Allah”) was specifically addressing certain bedouin tribes who had reneged on their peace treaties with the Muslims, according to Suleiman. He explains that Prophet Muhammad’s actions contradict this false interpretation of this verse, which is abused in exactly the same way by both the Islamophobes and the religious extremists.