Women 75

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This entry brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Text of the Verse as Cited

{What is the matter with you that you do not fight in the way of God and for the oppressed…}

Reader’s Answer

Question

How does Shahrur employ Qur’an 4:75 in his discussion of fighting?

Shahrur places the verse among the “verses detailing fighting” and reads it as a text linking fighting to the “way of God” and to the oppressed among men, women, and children. The citation confirms this inclusion and classification, but does not provide a broader explanation here of the conditions or limits of intervention.

Shahrur regards Qur’an 4:75 as one of the verses that “detail fighting,” rather than one of the narrative verses from which, in his view, legislative rulings are not derived.

Citation and Location

Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 114.

Limits of the Reading

  • The citation is a classificatory table that lists the verse among the verses detailing fighting; it does not explain Shahrur’s reasoning from it in detail.
  • The citation alone does not substantiate the formulation that fighting “expands its legitimacy” or that it is restricted to supporting the oppressed.
  • The mere inclusion of the verse in the table does not warrant inferring a detailed position on every form of aggression or seizure.

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Brief Reading

The verse supports expanding the legitimacy of fighting so that it serves the defense of the oppressed, rather than aggression or seizure.

Themes

  • Humanitarian and ethical
  • Political and social
  • Supporting the oppressed: 2

Its Place in the Conceptual Network

It links fighting to the aim of social protection rather than the aim of domination.

Role of the Verse in the Argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of Use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 114: He uses it to expand the legitimacy of fighting to include supporting the oppressed, rather than aggression or seizure.
    • Concept: Supporting the oppressed
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual citation: “Women (75) | {What is the matter with you that you do not fight in the way of God and for the oppressed…}”

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