This locus brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
If an incitement from Satan should stir you, seek refuge in God; indeed, He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Brief reading
It is cited to show that when a person is exposed to Satan’s whispering, they should seek refuge rather than despair or lose hope.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Seeking refuge: 2
- Satan: 1
- Whispering: 1
- Despair: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the believer’s conduct when faced with whispering and confronting its effects.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 154: It is cited to show that when a person is exposed to Satan’s whispering, they should seek refuge rather than despair or lose hope.
- Concept: seeking refuge
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «So he commanded them, when exposed to Satan’s incitement and his whisperings from which no created being is safe, to seek refuge in God, as in His – Most High – saying»
Related books
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