This axis gathers 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
Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good exhortation, and debate with them in the best manner
Brief reading
Shahrur relies on the verse to affirm that da‘wa is to be carried out with wisdom, good exhortation, and gentle dialogue, not by coercion or superiority.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- الدعوة: 2
- الدعوة بالحكمة: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the method of da‘wa and the style of discourse.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Usage instances
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 189: He relies on it to affirm that da‘wa is by wisdom and good exhortation, not by surprising people with hostility.
- Concept: the call
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{ادْعُ إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ…} (النحل ١٢٥).»
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 245: He uses it to define the prophetic mode of da‘wa as rational, gentle dialogue, not coercion or religious superiority.
- Concept: calling with wisdom
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «And he says: {ادْعُ إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُمْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ} (النحل 125)»
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