Soltani said that verses used to justify killings are taken out of context in the same way that Bible verses about violent historical periods can be taken out of context. One of the verses most often quoted in anti-Islamic rhetoric is Chapter 47, Verses 3-4, which condones the killing of nonbelievers. Soltani said that verse should only be read as part of the struggle that people in that particular time period had with foreign oppressors who persecuted Muslims for a decade.