This axis brings together 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
SAY: If there were on the earth angels walking about at peace, We would have sent down to them from heaven an angel messenger.
Brief reading
The verse is used to establish that disbelief is a description of the self and doctrinal choice, not an automatic justification for initiating fighting.
Axes
- Faith
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Disbelief: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It connects the faith position with the limits of political and military engagement.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 94: He uses it to establish that disbelief in the signs of God is a description of the self and doctrinal choice, not an automatic justification for initiating fighting.
- Concept: Disbelief
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «and disbelief in the signs of God … as in the verse of al-Isra 95»
Related books
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