War

Disclaimer:
Stilltruth is a blog about bible study, but it's also my blog. So I'll publish articles like this on occasion but they'll stay on the inside not on the front page.

Past

Breaking the sixth commandment is a hallmark not only of his past politics but also his determined future should he obtain office.

I was watching, of all things, a commercial from John Hancock this morning. The end of the completely silent advertisement (The reason I looked up was because the room was suddenly quiet) exhorted the potentially wealthy to use John Hancock to "Protect your legacy."

The footnote (sorry I had to) says that the whole sura has something to do with the battle of Badr in which Muhammad informed his followers that they were going to attack a trade caravan from Mecca. Apparently they were in open warfare with the Meccans at that time.
That explains why Surah 8 is titled "The spoils of war".