This hub 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
And if they dispute with you, then say: Allah knows best what you do.
Brief reading
The verse is cited to present doctrinal disputation as a field between monotheism and pluralism.
Hubs
- Faith
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Disputation: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to an argumentative course that establishes the unity of truth in contrast to forms of doctrinal disagreement.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 278: Cited to affirm the existence of doctrinal disputation between monotheism and pluralism.
- Concept: Disputation
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “Just as such a contentious stance arose between oneness and pluralism between the Prophet (p) and his people in His saying, exalted is He: {And if they dispute with you, then say: Allah knows best what you do} (al-Hajj 68).”
Related books
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