This axis brings together 2 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
{YOU HAVE HAD A GOOD EXAMPLE … WE DISBELIEVED IN YOU, AND THERE AROSE BETWEEN US AND YOU ENMITY AND HATRED FOREVER …}
Brief reading
The verse presents a model of dissociation from polytheism while leaving open the possibility of emulation in certain situations, without this implying violence.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Doctrinal dissociation: 2
- Emulation: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It links the doctrinal stance and the principle of exemplarity in conduct.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- The State and Society, p. 298: He makes it a model of a firm doctrinal stance: declaring dissociation from polytheism without this necessarily meaning violence.
- Concept: doctrinal dissociation
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «And this came in His verses – تعالى –: - {YOU HAVE HAD A GOOD EXAMPLE IN ABRAHAM …} (Al-Mumtahanah 4)»
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 137: He brings Abraham together with the Messenger in the model of exemplarity, to affirm that dissociation from the polytheists does not prevent certain forms of dealings with them, such as Abraham’s seeking forgiveness for his father.
- Concept: emulation
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «Likewise was Abraham’s path – peace be upon him – before him: { YOU HAVE HAD A GOOD EXAMPLE IN ABRAHAM }»
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of constructing the atlas.