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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger
was attacking them. Verses concerning war and defense revealed
after that contain descriptions regarding measures during the fight-
ing taking place then. To put it another way, a special description is
provided specific to the situation in that particular war. Therefore,
all the verses about war in the Qur'an were specially revealed as
referring to the particular attacks taking place at that time to enable
us to see the difficult conditions of the time and the justice of our
Prophet (pbuh).
Who Were Battles Fought Against?
One important point that needs to be remembered regarding the
battles described in the Qur'an is "the other side" in the fighting.
Some religious and historical sources say that the battles fought in
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