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.
The Text of the Verse as Cited
Indeed, my protector is God, who sent down the Book …
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Muhammad Shahrur employ the divine saying, “Indeed, my protector is God, who sent down the Book, and He takes charge of the righteous,” in his discussion of guardianship?
Shahrur cites the verse among the evidences for the first of the two usages of “the wali and the mawla” that he presents, after defining the wali and the mawla as “the master who is followed,” and as terms that may also denote the obedient follower who conforms to his master’s commands and prohibitions. The verse itself attributes the speaker’s guardianship to God, together with the sending down of the Book and His taking charge of the righteous. However, the citation does not provide an independent explanation of the meaning of the verse here, nor does it explicitly detail the relationship between each of its parts and his definition; rather, it places it in a list of verses illustrating this usage.
In the same passage, Shahrur defines “the wali and the mawla” in terms connected to the master who is followed and to the obedient follower who conforms to his master’s commands and prohibitions. Shahrur uses Al-A’raf 196 as evidence within the first of the two usages of the wali and the mawla that he distinguishes, not as a separate, detailed exposition of the verse.
Citation and Location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 169.
Limits of the Reading
- The excerpt establishes the inclusion of the verse in Shahrur’s list of evidences and his general definition of the term, but it does not indicate the heading of the “first section” or its full criteria.
- The citation does not establish that Shahrur derived a complete theory of guardianship from this verse alone, nor does it explain in detail the significance of “sending down the Book.”
- No additional connection to other verses in the excerpt is constructed merely because they appear together in one list.
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Brief Reading
It is cited to establish that guardianship here belongs to God, who sends down the Book and takes charge of the righteous.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Guardianship: 2
- God: 1
- the Book: 1
- the righteous: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It supports identifying the locus of guardianship within the conceptual framework.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 169: It is cited to establish that guardianship here belongs to God, who sends down the Book and takes charge of the righteous.
- Concept: guardianship
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “{Indeed, my protector is God, who sent down the Book…} (Al-A’raf 196).”
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