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 quoted
Then you turned away after that …
Brief reading
He cites the verse to highlight the root of the word walāʾ as one of the contronyms indicating either turning toward or turning away.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Walāʾ: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It establishes an understanding of the term within a linguistic binary with social impact.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Establishing: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 168: He cites the verse to highlight the root of the word walāʾ as one of the contronyms indicating either turning toward or turning away.
- Concept: Walāʾ
- Function of the verse here: Establishing
- Textual evidence: “Its first is in His, Exalted, saying: {Then you turned away after that…} (al-Baqarah 64)”
Related books
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