This axis gathers one place 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
THOSE WHO DISBELIEVED AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK AND THE POLYTHEISTS WERE NOT GOING TO CEASE UNTIL THE CLEAR PROOF CAME TO THEM
Brief reading
It is used to distinguish disbelief as an openly declared stance of rejection or hostility, not merely a general religious description.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Disbelief: 2
Its place in the concept network
It enters into fixing the boundaries of the term between stance and identity.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Places of use
- The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought, p. 14: He employs it to establish that disbelief is a hostile stance / an openly declared rejection toward the Prophet or an opinion, not merely a general religious affiliation.
- Concept: Disbelief
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: «{لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ…} (البينة 1)»
Related books
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