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.
The verse text as cited
And their only words were: “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excesses in our affairs, make firm our feet, and grant us victory over the disbelieving people.”
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it as an example of the possibility of seeking forgiveness after excess, to affirm that the door of repentance remains open.
Loci
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Seeking forgiveness: 2
- Forgiveness: 1
- Excess: 1
- Repentance: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves the meaning of returning to God within an ethical, non-exclusionary horizon.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 154: He makes it an example of asking for forgiveness when falling into excess, affirming the possibility of repentance.
- Concept: seeking forgiveness
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual evidence: “And he asked them to seek forgiveness from Him if they fell into excess, as in His—Exalted—words”
Related books
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