This locus gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
{THOSE WHO BELIEVE FIGHT IN THE PATH OF GOD, AND THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE FIGHT IN THE PATH OF THE TAGHUT …}
Brief reading
The verse comes to distinguish fighting in the path of God from fighting in the path of the taghut, not to generalize the ruling to believers and disbelievers.
Loci
- Faith-based
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Taghut: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It regulates the direction of action more than it regulates the identity of persons.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Usage instances
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 114: He uses it to distinguish between fighting in the path of God and fighting in the path of the taghut, not between a believer and a disbeliever in an absolute sense.
- Concept: Taghut
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: «An-Nisa (76) | { THOSE WHO BELIEVE FIGHT IN THE PATH OF GOD, AND THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE FIGHT IN THE PATH OF THE TAGHUT … }»
Related books
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