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
{ THAT IS BECAUSE THEY OPPOSED GOD AND HIS MESSENGER, AND WHOEVER OPPOSES GOD AND HIS MESSENGER, THEN GOD IS SEVERE IN PUNISHMENT }
Brief Reading
Shahrur uses it to affirm that discord means opposition with effort and struggle, not merely a passing difference.
Axes
- Political and social
- Human and ethical
Related Concepts
- Discord: 2
- مخالفة: 1
- Struggle: 1
Its Position in the Network of Concepts
It is connected to defining the nature of disagreement when it turns into a stance that goes beyond simple difference.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Places of Use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 250: He uses it to emphasize that discord entails opposition with effort and struggle, not merely a passing difference.
- Concept: discord
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «And this meaning appears in the saying of the Exalted: { THAT IS BECAUSE THEY OPPOSED GOD AND HIS MESSENGER }»
Related Books
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