Question: what are the sword verses?
Answer: The Sword Verse (ayat as-sayf) is the fifth verse of the ninth surah (or Surat at-Tawbah ) of the Quran (also written as 9:5). ... Quranic exegetes al-Baydawi and al-Alusi explain that it refers to those pagan Arabs who violated their peace treaties by waging war against the Muslims.