Evidence location: Muhammad Shahrur, The Book and the Quran; Page 402؛ OCR line 9211. Arabic source witness: «لقد أثر الاستبداد السياسي على تدعيم مفهوم أن الناسخ والمنسوخ يقع في التنزيل الحكيم»
The Claim
The testimony attributed to Shahrur states that political authoritarianism employed the idea of abrogation and certain verses concerning fighting in two directions: to justify internal repression and to legitimize external violence.
Scope of What the Testimony Establishes
The testimony establishes this relationship in its general form. On its own, it does not explain the definition of abrogation or identify the intended verses concerning fighting, nor does it specify a particular historical event or political actor. Therefore, no details are added to the claim regarding the mechanism or consequences of this employment beyond the wording of the testimony.
Documentation Limit
The quotation is recorded as verified, but its location in the book is not stated, and no raw context for it is available within the package. Documentation must therefore be completed with a location in the raw text before expanding the reading or connecting it to the context of the argument in the book.