Certain verses (āyāt) from the Qur'an have been a subject of controversy among scholars.The 216th verse of the Surah, Al-Baqara (The Cow) is about Jihad in the way of God.
Transliteration:
"Kutiba ʿalaykumu l-qitālu wahuwa kurhun lakum waʿasā ʾan takrahū šayʾan wahuwa ḫayrun lakum waʿasā ʾan tuḥibbū šayʾan wahuwa šarrun llakum w-Allāhu yaʿlamu wāʾantum lā taʿlāmūna."
Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi also explains the historical context of this verse: