This locus brings together 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Text of the verse as given

{So let those fight in the path of God who sell the worldly life for the Hereafter …}

Brief reading

The verse is used to support defining lawful fighting in the path of God and granting reward to whoever enters it in this sense.

Axes

  • Legislative
  • Political and social
  • Faith-based fighting: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It enters the network of fighting as a disciplined act, not merely an absolute confrontation.

Role of the verse in the argument

  • Support: 1

Places of use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 114: He cites it among the verses of detail to identify who is called upon to fight in the path of God and who earns reward for it.
    • Concept: Faith-based fighting
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «An-Nisa (74) | { فَلْيُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْآخِرَةِ … }»

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