This hub gathers 2 instances of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as quoted
And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the word of God; then convey him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know.
Brief reading
The verse is used to define the Revelation as the speech of God, understood from within.
Axes
- Methodological
- Faith-based
Associated concepts
- Word of God: 3
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to the foundational principle of reading the text from within.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundational: 1
- Support: 1
Pages in the atlas that refer to this verse
These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.
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Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 250: He relies on it to define the Wise Revelation as the self-sufficient speech of God, which is heard before being conveyed and understood from within.
- Concept: Word of God
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual citation: «{وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ…} (At-Tawbah 6)»
- The Contemporary Reading Guide to the Wise Revelation, p. 15: He cites it as evidence that the Revelation is the very speech of God, and that understanding it must begin from within, not from outside.
- Concept: Word of God
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{ وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ اللهِ } (At-Tawbah 6).»
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