This axis gathers 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 verse as quoted
Say: Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path, an upright religion, the milla of Abraham, a hanif… Say: Indeed, my prayer, my rites, my living, and my dying are for God, Lord of the worlds…
Brief reading
Shahrur begins with it to connect Islam to the upright religion and to the milla of Abraham, as a natural, straight religion.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Upright Islam: 2
- Milla of Abraham: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It lays the foundation for defining Islam outside the narrow ritualistic understanding.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundation: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 9: He begins with it to connect Islam to the upright religion and to the milla of Abraham, as a prelude to defining Islam as a natural, straight religion.
- Concept: Upright Islam
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual evidence: «{Say: Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path, an upright religion…} (al-An’am 161–163).»
Related books
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