There are at least 114 verses in the Quran that speak of love, peace, and forgiveness (“The Heifer” Surah 2:62, 109). “But when Surah 9:5 was revealed later, it canceled out those previous verses,” Gabriel says. “This Surah is known as the ‘verse of the sword,” and it explains that Muslims must fight anyone who chooses not to convert to Islam, whether they are inside or outside of Arabia. It is considered to be the final development of jihad in Islam.“ Tilvitnun: Muhammad’s life and...