This locus gathers 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.
The verse as cited
He said, “O my people, have you considered: if I were upon clear proof from my Lord and He had given me mercy from Himself, while it was hidden from you, should we compel it upon you when you are averse to it?”
Brief reading
The verse is made an entry point to the meaning of imposing something reluctantly, as a prelude to negating coercion in religion.
Axes
- Legislative
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Coercion: 2
- Imposition reluctantly: 1
- Negating coercion in religion: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It forms a conceptual backdrop for understanding the negation of coercion within the legislative and social domain.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Context: 1
Instances of use
- Draining the Sources of Terrorism, p. 157: He makes it an entry point for extracting the meaning of imposing something reluctantly, as a prelude to negating coercion in religion.
- Concept: Coercion
- The verse’s function here: Context
- Textual citation: “And in the sense of aversion came His saying, exalted be He, on Noah’s tongue to his people: {He said, “O my people, have you considered: if I were upon clear proof from my Lord and He had given me mercy from Himself, while it was hidden from you, should we compel it upon you when you are averse to it?”} (Hud 28).”
Related books
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