Al-Anfal 30

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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 as cited

{ وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ }

Brief reading

Shahrur cites it to argue that disbelief is an overt hostile stance against the message, not merely an abstract creedal description.

Axes

  • Faith-based
  • Political and social
  • Disbelief: 2
  • The message: 1
  • Hostile stance: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It links faith as a stance with practical hostility toward the message.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 40: It is cited to argue that disbelief is an overt hostile stance against the message, not merely an abstract creedal description.
    • Concept: Disbelief
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{ وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا … } (Al-Anfal 30).»

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