Home > Surah 9 - The Repentance
This the foundational verse for the "House of War" (Dar al-Harb) ideology and is central to the doctrine of Abrogation (Naskh).
Surah 9:5:
And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush...
This verse is known as the "Great Abrogator." Classical Islamic scholarship (including Ibn Kathir) admits that this verse cancelled approximately 124 earlier verses that commanded peace, patience, and "no compulsion in religion."
To the critic, this proves that the Quran's message was not eternal or consistent, but a reactive political strategy that shifted from "tolerance" to "extermination" as soon as Muhammad achieved military dominance.