sword verse

English

Etymology

Calque of Arabic آيَات السَّيْف‎ (ʔāyāt as-sayf, “sword verses”).

Noun

sword verse (plural sword verses)

  1. (Islam, chiefly in the plural) Any of a number of verses in the Qur'an that may be interpreted as promoting violence against nonbelievers.
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