This thematic axis brings together 1 instance of this verse’s use in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
{And fight in the path of God, and know that God is Hearing, Knowing}
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur in the evidence, and what does the evidence establish about its distinction and function in Shahrur’s argument?
Al-Baqarah 244 appears on page 114 of Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism as the fourth item in a list of verses. The evidence establishes that Shahrur included it in this list, but it does not explain any particular distinction in its meaning or independently clarify its evidentiary function.
Shahrur included Al-Baqarah 244 as the fourth item in a list of verses he presented on page 114 of Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism.
Evidence and Location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 114.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence is a list of verses and does not state the list’s title or criterion of selection.
- The evidence does not offer a semantic distinction between “fight in the path of God” and any other formulation or term.
- The evidence alone does not establish that Shahrur called this verse one of the “verses detailing fighting” or explained a specific legislative function for it.
- No relationship between this verse and the others in the list may be inferred merely from their being grouped together.
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Brief Reading
He includes it among the verses detailing fighting, as one of the texts regulating fighting in the path of God.
Axes
- Legislative
- Political and social
Related Concepts
- Fighting in the path of God: 2
- Regulation of fighting: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to the network governing combative action within the public sphere.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 114: He includes it among the verses detailing fighting, as one of the texts regulating fighting in the path of God.
- Concept: fighting in the path of God
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “Al-Baqarah (244) | { And fight in the path of God, and know that God is Hearing, Knowing }”
Related Books
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