This axis brings together 3 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَفَسَدَتْ الْأَرْضُ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
Brief reading
Shahrur derives from it the meaning of mutual repulsion as a means that prevents corruption of the earth and regulates conflict among people.
Axes
- political and social
- legislative
Related concepts
- mutual repulsion: 3
- kingship: 1
- message: 1
- executive authority: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to establishing the function of fighting within preserving civilization and preventing ruin.
The verse’s role in the argument
- establishing: 2
- distinguishing: 1
Uses
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 84: He derives from it the second aim of fighting, namely safeguarding the earth from corruption and preventing mutual repulsion from turning into total ruin.
- concept: mutual repulsion
- the verse’s function here: establishing
- textual citation: «والثاني في قوله – تعالى –: {وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ…}»
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 87: He emphasizes through it that mutual repulsion among people may lead to fighting, but it remains a means of preventing corruption of the earth, not a justification for aggression.
- concept: mutual repulsion
- the verse’s function here: establishing
- textual citation: «الهدف الثاني للقتال – صون الأرض من الفساد: في قوله – تعالى –: {وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ…}»
- Towards New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 138: He cites it to distinguish between kingship and message, and says that David and Solomon were holders of executive authority, not messengers of legislation.
- concept: kingship
- the verse’s function here: distinguishing
- textual citation: «ورغم أن داوود وسليمان كانا ملكين بموجب تعيين إلهي: { … وَآتَاهُ اللَّهُ الْمُلْكَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ }»
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