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

AND THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE DISPUTE WITH FALSEHOOD TO NULLIFY THE TRUTH BY IT

Brief reading

Shahrur makes it a point of entry for explaining that disputation here is not neutral dialogue but falsehood confronting truth.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Disputation: 2
  • Truth: 1
  • Falsehood: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It enters the semantic network to determine the meaning of disputation and its limits in Qur’anic discourse.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Foundational: 1

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 277: he makes it a point of entry to explain that disputation here is a struggle of falsehood against truth, not merely neutral dialogue.
    • Concept: disputation
    • The verse’s function here: foundational
    • Textual citation: «١- {… وَيُجَادِلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِيُدْخِضُوا بِهِ الْحَقَّ وَاتَّخَذُوا آيَاتِي وَمَا أُنْذِرُوا هُزُوًا} (الكهف ٥٦).»

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