This axis brings together 3 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, connecting it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
Say, “Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for God, Lord of the Worlds * No partner has He …”
Brief reading
The two verses are read as a direct link between Islam and the bond with God, with prayer present in this sense.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Islam: 2
- bond: 2
- monotheism: 2
- dedicating life to God alone: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters the conceptual network insofar as it connects Islam and the servile meaning grounded in the bond.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundational: 2
- Support: 1
Places of use
- Islam and Man: It is cited to show that prayer is part of the bond with God, and that the mention of Muslims at its end links Islam directly to this bond.
- Concept: Islam
- The verse’s function here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «{ قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ … } (الأنعام ١٦٢-١٦٣)»
- Islam and Faith, p. 50: He makes the two verses evidence that prayer is part of the bond with God, and that Islam is tied to this bond rather than to an isolated ritualistic outlook.
- Concept: bond
- The verse’s function here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «ونلاحظ في آيتي الأنعام أن الصلاة جاءت من الصلة … {لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ}»
- Islam and Faith, p. 87: He uses it to prove that Islam was concluded by Muhammad as the singling out of life for God without partner.
- Concept: monotheism
- The verse’s function here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{ قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ…} (الأنعام 162-163)»
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