| | | Those verses are the Medina Mohammed, the peaceful ones are the Mecca Mohammed. Bill Warner explained that the Sira (biographies) control behavior more than the Quran because they want to emulate the ways and actions of their prophet.
Warner wrote this 60 page book on the Sira,
CHAPTER 1
The easiest way to learn about Islam is to learn about Mohammed. His biography is called the Sira, and this book is a condensation of it.
the Islamic Bible — the Trilogy
Islam is defined by the words of Allah in the Koran, and the words and
actions of Mohammed, called the Sunna.
The Sunna is found in two collections of texts—the Sira (Mohammed’s
life) and the Hadith. The Koran says 91 times that his words and actions
are considered to be the divine pattern for humanity.
A hadith, or tradition, is a brief story about what Mohammed did or
said. A collection of hadiths is called a Hadith. There are many collections
of hadiths, but the most authoritative are those by Bukhari and Abu Mus-
lim, the ones used in this book.
So the Trilogy is the Koran, the Sira and the Hadith. Most people think
that the Koran is the bible of Islam, but it is only about 14% of the total
textual doctrine. The Trilogy is the foundation and totality of Islam.
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