A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád'/Appendix A/50

[Sidenote: Katal and Kitál.]

50. I do not mean to contend that the Koran does not contain injunctions to fight or wage war. There are many verses enjoining the Prophet's followers to prosecute a defensive war, but not one of aggression. The words "katal" and "kitál" distinctly indicate this.