This axis gathers 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
﴿… I SHALL CAST TERROR INTO THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE, SO STRIKE ABOVE THE NECKS …﴾
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to distinguish terror from dread and to link the former to historical battle contexts rather than contemporary terrorism.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Political and social
Related concepts
- terror: 2
- dread: 1
- historical combat: 1
- contemporary terrorism: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to separate an ancient historical context from 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 (terror) from (dread) and to link the former to historical battle contexts rather than the contemporary concept of terrorism.
- Concept: terror
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: «We find that it appears in places where killing and combat are mentioned, as in the verses: {WHEN YOUR LORD REVEALED TO … TERROR …}»
Related books
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