This axis 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
GOD WAS WELL PLEASED WITH THE BELIEVERS WHEN THEY PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO YOU UNDER THE TREE
Brief reading
The verse supports the idea that political legitimacy is obtained through allegiance from the people, not through a direct claim to divine right.
Axes
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Political legitimacy: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It falls within the construction of the concept of authority based on social acceptance.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought, p. 25: Cited to establish that political legitimacy is taken through allegiance from the people, not through a direct claim to divine right.
- Concept: Political legitimacy
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «بِدَلِيلِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ – ص – طَلَبَ الْمُبَايَعَةَ مِنَ النَّاسِ … {لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ} (الفتح 18)»
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