Violence in the Quran: what Wikipedia removed
Jihad appeared 6 times in this opening in 2010, including quoted argument about what the word means. It appears 0 times today.
The word “jihad” appeared 6 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2015. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jihad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| militant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The framing sentence on the Quran’s teachings about violence and war, removed.
- The quoted scholarly argument about what jihad means, removed.
Who made the cuts
Section titled “Who made the cuts”Wikipedia publishes who makes every edit. These removals were traced to the exact revision that made them:
- 2025-08-08, Barçaforlife, edit summary: “added links” (see the diff)
- 2017-03-05, Wikieer, edit summary: “Addressing core issues - providing references which are analyses of the religious text, lengthening lead to provide a be” (see the diff)
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2015 (revision 667848250):
The Quran’s teachings on violence and war have long been topics of heated debate. Verses in the text, such as, “Fight in the name of your religion with those who fight against you,” seem to many to be unequivocal endorsements of violence. On the other hand, some scholars argue that such verses of the Quran are interpreted out of context, and argue that when the verses are read in context it clearly appears that the Quran prohibits aggression, and allows fighting only in self-defense. ^ Sam Harris Who Are the Moderate Muslims? ^ Sohail H. Hashmi, David Miller, Boundaries and Justice: diverse ethical perspectives , Princeton University Press, p.197 ^ Khaleel Muhammad, professor of religious st…
2026 (revision 1342186699):
Conflict in Islam’s principal scripture The Quran contains verses exhorting violence against enemies and others urging restraint and conciliation. Because some verses abrogate others, and because some are thought to be general commands while others refer to specific enemies, how the verses are understood and how they relate to each other “has been a central issue in Islamic thinking on war” according to scholars such as Charles Matthews. While numerous scholars explain Quranic phrases on violence to be only in the context of a defensive response to oppression; militant groups (such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State ) have frequently cited these verses to justify their violent actions. The Quran’…
Related
Section titled “Related”- The drift report: what changed across all 61,944 watched articles
- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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