Here is the Rupee News' 'rebuttal', claiming to cite Surah 8:53 through 8:64:
REFUTING THE HALF-TRUTH AND LIES OF MR. GEERT WILDERS.
Aliph) The first verse that Mr. Wilders showed as evidence for banning the Quran was
You Shall Be Prepared: A Divine Commandment
Ah ... already we have a 'context' problem ... unless you think that since the title of Surah 8 is 'The Spoils Of War' in many 'Korans' doesn't change the 'context' or anything ...
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8:60:You shall prepare for them all the power you can muster
It is amazing that a fragment has been taken from 8:60. The verse after 8:60 which is 8:61 is not listed. Obviously Mr. Wilder did this for effect. However he loses credibility when some may try to read the next sentence also which negates his original assertion.
It's even more amazing that they think
they have some sort of 'credibility' re citing 'The Koran', since they've obviously cherry picked their version of it to cite, but never mind ...
[8:61] If they resort to peace, so shall you, and put your trust in GOD. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.
Also the ref to context in 8:60 is the story of Moses from the Bible and the Torah. The story is simply repeated in the Quran. The
The Koran cites the story of Moses several times, in fact; being a faux 'religion', it takes the lazy way out and uses a lot of filler from several religions for it's 'religious' aspect, which in any case is only window dressing over a psychopath's dreams of imperialism and slaughter, but then the editorial is not about accuracy, or 'context', it's all about smearing Wilders, as it's title referring to 'Dutch Nazis' clearly makes no bones about, speaking of 'context', so facts never come into play here.
[8:53] GOD does not change a blessing He has bestowed upon any people unless they themselves decide to change. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.
[8:54] Such was the case with the people of Pharaoh and others before them. They first rejected the signs of their Lord. Consequently, we annihilated them for their sins. We drowned Pharaoh’s people; the wicked were consistently punished.
[8:55] The worst creatures in the sight of GOD are those who disbelieved; they cannot believe.
[8:56] You reach agreements with them, but they violate their agreements every time; they are not righteous.
[8:57] Therefore, if you encounter them in war, you shall set them up as a deterrent example for those who come after them, that they may take heed.
[8:58] When you are betrayed by a group of people, you shall mobilize against them in the same manner. GOD does not love the betrayers.
[8:59] Let not those who disbelieve think that they can get away with it; they can never escape.
[8:60] You shall prepare for them all the power you can muster, and all the equipment you can mobilize, that you may frighten the enemies of GOD, your enemies, as well as others who are not known to you; GOD knows them. Whatever you spend in the cause of GOD will be repaid to you generously, without the least injustice.
[8:61] If they resort to peace, so shall you, and put your trust in GOD. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient. God Suffices the Believers
[8:62] If they want to deceive you, then GOD will suffice you. He will help you with His support, and with the believers.
[8:63] He has reconciled the hearts (of the believers). Had you spent all the money on earth, you could not reconcile their hearts. But GOD did reconcile them. He is Almighty, Most Wise.
[8:64] O you prophet, sufficient for you is GOD and the believers who have followed you.
To take the dissembling about Wilder's supposed 'taking the Koran out of context' to next level, let's discuss the faux 'rebuttal' at Rupee News, which in itself is a classic example of just how pointless fatuous assertions of 'context' are re the Koran.
For instance, from the copy of the Koran I have here at home:
Surah VIII
'The Spoils Of War'
Other English translations use the title 'The Ascensions', but then when you read up on subjects like
taqqiyya,
Kithman, etc., you will find that the Koran says it's okay to lie and dissemble to unbelievers, and in fact it's encouraged if it helps disguise the truth about the 'duties' and goals of Islam as laid out by Mohammed, and it becomes obvious that many supposed translations of the various 'Korans' meant for Western 'enlightenment' are deliberate falsifications.
But, onward ...
Surah 8:60 Make ready all thou canst of (armed) of force and of horses tethered, that thereby ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others beside them whom ye know not, Allah knoweth them. Whatsoever ye spend in the way of Allah will be repaid to you in full, and ye will not be wronged.
Doesn't quite match the Surah 8:60 cited by either Wilders or Rupee News, does it? Neither do the other supposed 'cites' listed by Rupee's imaginary 'rebuttal'.
This problem of the many 'Korans' makes any claims of 'context' ridiculous on their face, as anybody who has taken the time to actually read them would know.
For more in the way of 'context', here's Surah 8:67, from my home copy:
It is not for any Prophet to have captives until he has made slaughter in the land. You desire the lure of this world and Allah desireth (for you) the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty, Wise.
You think that might add some more 'context' to that stretch of Surah 8 cited by Rupee News' 'crack investigative staff'? ....