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 whoever allies himself with God and His Messenger and those who believe—then the party of God is the victorious.
Brief reading
The verse is read as affirming that loyalty means turning toward and following God, the Messenger, and the believers.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Loyalty (al-muwālāt): 2
- Allegiance (al-walā’): 1
- Following: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It helps delimit the meaning of loyalty within a specific faith-based and social relationship.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 168: He uses it to confirm that loyalty here means turning toward and following God, the Messenger, and the believers.
- Concept: loyalty (al-muwālāt)
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual citation: «{وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّلْلَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا…} (al-Mā’idah 56).»
Related books
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