What is meant
What is meant here by al-bara’ is dissociation from a matter, a person, or a belief after it has become clear what requires that, that is, leaving it, rejecting it, and turning away from it. It is not absolute enmity nor comprehensive hostility toward the one who differs.
The atom’s structure in the atlas
- Type of argument: definitional
- Movement of the argument: makes al-bara’ a dissociation from the one who differs, not comprehensive enmity.
- Key terms: al-bara’, dissociation, enmity, turning away.
- Degree of centrality: pivotal.
It softens the confrontational reading of the term, making it a specific stance toward an idea or a person after clarification, not a license to unleash hostility against all dissenters.
Links that help with reading
Grounding
- Supporting text: “al-bara’: dissociation from a conflicting matter, person, or belief after it has become clear what requires that, and it is leaving, rejecting, and turning away, not absolute enmity”.
Degree of documentation
- Level: directly documented
- Meaning of the level: the atom rests on an explicit witness close to the wording of the claim.
- Limits of reading: the formulation above is an analytical summary, and is not treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is transmitted verbatim.
Editorial note
The atom removes overgeneralization from the term.