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
Related concepts
- 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).»
Related books
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