Understanding Islam — Page 218
IS THE HOLY QURAN MORE VIOLENT THAN THE BIBLE? 216 His analysis also showed that killing and destruction was more frequently found in Christian texts than the Holy Quran. In his blog post, Anderson writes: Killing and destruction are referenced slightly more often in the New Testament (2. 8%) than in the Holy Quran (2. 1%), but the Old Testament clearly leads—more than twice that of the Holy Quran—in mentions of destruction and killing (5. 3%). He later summarizes: In fact, of the three texts, the content in the Old Testament appears to be the most violent. Furthermore, the author was “surprised” to find that the Holy Quran mentioned the concept of mercy far more than the Christian texts. 12 This analysis is yet further evidence that critics of Islam cherry pick verses of the Holy Quran due to their bias. Coming back to the specific comparison between Jesus as and Prophet Muhammad sa , one more thing that should be kept in mind is that this is not a fair