This locus brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
﴿… I WILL CAST TERROR INTO THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE, SO STRIKE ABOVE THE NECKS …﴾
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, and how does Shahrur employ it in his discussion of «ruʿb» and «rahab»?
The verse occurs in Al-Anfal 12. Shahrur employs it as an example among verses in which he notes that derivatives of «ruʿb» are coupled with mention of killing or fighting, in contrast to his statement that he finds no indications of this kind in verses containing derivatives of «rahab».
Shahrur cites Al-Anfal 12 among examples of derivatives of «ruʿb» which, according to his survey, occur in passages that mention killing or fighting. He grounds his distinction here in a contextual comparison: he says that derivatives of «rahab» do not appear in the verses he cites with indicators denoting killing and fighting, unlike the examples of «ruʿb» that he presents.
Citation and Location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 42.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation establishes the use of the verse in a comparison of the contexts in which the derivatives occur; it does not state a comprehensive lexical definition of either «ruʿb» or «rahab».
- The citation does not establish that «ruʿb» is confined to historical events.
- The citation does not establish a connection between the verse and the contemporary concept of terrorism, nor does it deny such a connection.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur uses it to distinguish ruʿb from rahab and to connect the former to historical instances of fighting rather than to contemporary terrorism.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Political and social
Related Concepts
- Terror: 2
- Rahab: 1
- Historical fighting: 1
- Contemporary terrorism: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It serves to distinguish between an old historical context and a modern concept.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Example: 1
Instances of Use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 42: He uses it to distinguish (ruʿb) from (rahab) and to connect the former to historical instances of fighting rather than to the concept of contemporary terrorism.
- Concept: terror
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual citation: «Thus, we find that it occurs in passages mentioning killing and fighting, as in the verses: {WHEN YOUR LORD INSPIRED … TERROR …}»
Related Books
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