Al-A‘raf 196

This axis brings together 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as quoted

INNA WALIYYIYA ALLAHU ALLADHI NAZZALA AL-KITABA …

Brief reading

It is cited to establish that authority here belongs to God, who sends down the Book and is the guardian of the righteous.

Axes

• Faith-based
• Methodological

Associated concepts

• authority: 2
• God: 1
• the Book: 1
• the righteous: 1

Its position in the conceptual network

It supports identifying the locus of authority within the conceptual structure.

The verse’s role in the argument

• Support: 1

Instances of use

• Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 169: It is cited to establish that authority here belongs to God, who sends down the Book and is the guardian of the righteous.
  • Concept: authority
  • Function of the verse here: Support
  • Textual citation: «{إِنَّ وَلِيّيَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ…} (al-A‘raf 196).»

Related books

• Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism

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