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
  • 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)»

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