the ‘Sword Verses,’ the moniker for a few decontextualized segments of Qur’anic verses suggesting unrestricted offensive war, such as ‘Fighting has been ordained for you’ (2:216) and ‘Slay the polytheists wherever you find them’ (9:5). In all, a total of 124 Qur’anic verses were considered abrogated by the ‘Sword Verses.’
