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
  • 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 }»

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