This axis brings together 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
{Indeed, God loves those who fight in His cause in ranks, as though they were a solid structure}
Brief reading
The verse highlights that legitimate fighting is based on alignment and solidarity, not on division and chaos.
Axes
- Political and social
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Unity of rank: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the concept of unity of rank as a condition of collective action.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 109: He employs it to highlight that legitimate fighting is based on alignment and solidarity, not on division and chaos.
- Concept: unity of rank
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: «He says, exalted be He: {Indeed, God loves those who fight in His cause in ranks, as though they were a solid structure} (al-Saff 4)»
Related books
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