This axis brings together 2 instances 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
{Our Lord, do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve …}
Brief reading
Shahrur understands fitna here as coercing people to abandon their religion, and makes amity possible with those who have not practiced that.
Axes
- political and social
- faith-related
Related concepts
- fitna: 2
- amity: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It distinguishes between doctrinal enmity and political action based on coercion.
The verse’s role in the argument
- distinction: 1
- support: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 298: He understands fitna here as forcing people to abandon their religion by means of coercion or temptation, not merely doctrinal difference.
- concept: fitna
- function of the verse here: distinction
- textual evidence: «- {Our Lord, do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve …} (al-Mumtahanah 5),»
- State and Society, p. 298: He uses it to show that with someone who has not practiced fitna, there may still remain room for amity despite doctrinal enmity.
- concept: amity
- function of the verse here: support
- textual evidence: «- {Perhaps God will place between you and those among whom you have had enmity amity …} (al-Mumtahanah 5),»
Related books
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