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

Text of the verse as cited

… They said, “We were oppressed in the land…” … so that you may emigrate therein

Brief reading

The verse is used to distinguish general migration from the specific migration from Mecca to Medina.

Axes

  • Political and social
  • Narrative and historical
  • Migration: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It opens the concept onto its general dimension before the specific historical determination.

The role of the verse in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 192: He employs it to distinguish general migration from the specific migration from Mecca to Medina.
    • Concept: Migration
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{… They said, “We were oppressed in the land …” … so that you may emigrate therein} (An-Nisa 97).»

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