This axis gathers 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
A messenger has certainly come to you from among yourselves… but if they turn away, then say, “God is sufficient for me” …
Brief reading
It is invoked to argue that the Messenger’s stance toward the turning away of the polytheists is sufficiency in God, not the declaration of hatred and enmity.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Political and social
Related concepts
- The message: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It defines the limits of the messianic stance toward the dissenter.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Usage instances
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 188: He cites it to show that the Messenger’s stance toward the turning away of the polytheists is sufficiency in God, not the declaration of hatred and enmity.
- Concept: The message
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{A messenger has certainly come to you from among yourselves… but if they turn away, then say, “God is sufficient for me”…} (At-Tawbah 128, 129).»
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of building the atlas.