This node gathers 2 instances of Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
{Indeed, God only forbids you from those who fought you in religion … that you should ally yourselves with them …}
Brief reading
The verse is used to distinguish between those whose allegiance is forbidden because of fighting and oppression, and those with whom righteousness and justice are permitted.
Axes
- political and social
- methodological
Related concepts
- wilaya: 2
- debate: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It draws a boundary between prohibited allegiance and possible debate or interaction.
The verse’s role in the argument
- distinction: 2
Instances of use
- The State and Society, p. 299: He uses it to distinguish between the group of combatants who are forbidden to be allied with, and another group with whom righteousness and justice are permitted.
- concept: wilaya
- function of the verse here: distinction
- textual evidence: «- {Indeed, God only forbids you from those who fought you in religion …} (al-Mumtahana 9).»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 280: He uses it to distinguish conciliatory debate from confrontational debate according to the presence of fighting and oppression.
- concept: debate
- function of the verse here: distinction
- textual evidence: «{Indeed, God forbids you only from those who fought you in religion … that you should ally yourselves with them} (al-Mumtahana 8, 9).»
Related books
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