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sword verse

noun

Etymology

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

  1. calqued from آيَات السَّيْف

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of verses in the Qur'an that may be interpreted as promoting violence…

    Any of a number of verses in the Qur'an that may be interpreted as promoting violence against nonbelievers.

The neighborhood

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