This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
﴿فَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ …﴾
Brief reading
It is used to criticize turning it into a comprehensive abrogating heading, and to emphasize that it remains within its specific historical context.
Axes
- Legislative
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Verse of the Sword: 2
- Abrogation of verses: 1
- Historical context: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into the network of criticizing the heritage and rejecting generalization beyond its proper locus.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of the heritage: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 51: He criticizes calling it the Verse of the Sword and using it to abrogate many verses, and rejects generalizing it beyond its historical context.
- Concept: Verse of the Sword
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the heritage
- Textual witness: «وتلك هي آية السيف كما يسميها علماؤنا الأفاضل»
- The corresponding traditional reading: The Verse of the Sword abrogates many verses.
Related books
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