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Certain ayahs (verses) from the Qur'an have been a subject of controversy by many critics of Islam over the years, and so has been Islam on the whole. The 216 verse of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow) is about Jihad in Allah way. This verse is often mistranslated or used on its own out of context in an attempt to attack Islam or its followers.
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كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْۖ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْۖ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تُحِبُّوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Criticisms and response
Some quote Al-Baqara 216 as proof of Islam's intention to Jihad. Claiming such a verse evidently proves an Islamic plot for world domination.
Explaining the context of this verse, Qur'anic scholars have commented on the historical context of this verse, as well as the overall context of this verse, in which fighting is only ordained in conditions of persecution. Consequently, Muslims are required to defend themselves from oppression to establish justice.