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205 IS THE HOLY QURAN MORE VIOLENT THAN THE BIBLE? IN HIS BOOK, Answering Jihad , Dr. Qureshi writes that the Bible is a very different book as compared to the Holy Quran, and it “recounts many events not endorsed by God”. Hence, only those battles which were commanded by God in the Bible should be compared with the Holy Quran. He gives the example of Genesis 34 where Jacob’s sons are mentioned as seeking revenge from the men of a Canaanite city as one of them raped their sister. Dr. Qureshi argues that this is not sanctioned by God, as compared to Deuteronomy 20:16-18 which refers to specific commands by God for violence. The problem with this argument is that the account of Jacob’s sons in Gen. 34 does not show God condemning such actions either. Even though