This axis gathers 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 quoted
THE SECOND OF TWO, WHEN THE TWO WERE IN THE CAVE
Brief reading
The verse comes to establish the meaning of jihad as striving to exalt God’s word in freedom, justice, and equality, with attention to the precision of Qur’anic expression.
Axes
- Political and social
- Linguistic and semantic
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Exalting God’s word: 3
- Verbal distinction: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to the concept of the purpose of fighting and to the distinction between different verbal formulations.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Establishment: 2
- Distinction: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 198: He uses it to distinguish the use of the number “two” from “pair,” and to show that pairing is not merely numerical duality.
- Concept: Verbal distinction
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual citation: “And when the Prophet (pbuh) migrated with Abu Bakr, God said {.. THE SECOND OF TWO, WHEN THE TWO WERE IN THE CAVE} (At-Tawba 40). Here He said ‘two’ and did not say ‘pairs.‘”
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 84: He makes it the first objective of fighting: exalting God’s word in freedom, justice, and equality, not conquering lands or subjugating people.
- Concept: Exalting God’s word
- Function of the verse here: Establishment
- Textual citation: “The first in His saying – تعالى –: {when he said to his companion, do not grieve… and He made the word of those who disbelieved lowest, while God’s word is the highest}”
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 93: He makes it the final aim of jihad and fighting: to topple injustice and exalt freedom, justice, and equality.
- Concept: Exalting God’s word
- Function of the verse here: Establishment
- Textual citation: “The goal set by – تعالى – for jihad and fighting … {AND GOD’S WORD IS THE SUPREME} (At-Tawba 40)“
Related books
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