This axis brings together 1 occurrence of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
No indeed! Do not obey him; prostrate and draw near.
Reader’s answer
Question
Where does Qur’an 96:19 occur, what does obedience mean for Shahrur, and what function does it serve in his argument at this point?
The verse occurs in Surat al-‘Alaq, verse 19. Shahrur presents obedience as submission and compliance chosen by the one who obeys, rather than coercion or compulsion. In the attached citation, Qur’an 96:19 is mentioned as an example of the occurrence of terms derived from this root in the Revelation; the citation develops the argument concerning the direction and object of obedience through Qur’an 2:285, not through Qur’an 96:19 itself.
Shahrur attributes to the root “ṭ-w-ʿ” the meaning of submission and compliance based on the choice of the obedient person, and denies that obedience is coercion or compulsion. He cites Qur’an 96:19 among examples of the occurrence in the Revelation of terms derived from the root “ṭ-w-ʿ,” together with Qur’an 2:285.
Citation and location
The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna — p. 86.
Limits of the reading
- The citation does not explain the meaning of “prostrate and draw near” in Qur’an 96:19, nor does it derive an independent ruling from it.
- The citation does not state an interpretive relationship between Qur’an 96:19 and Qur’an 2:285, apart from their occurrence as examples of terms derived from the root “ṭ-w-ʿ.”
- The detail in the citation concerning faith, the messenger, and what he brought pertains to the context of Qur’an 2:285 and should not be attributed directly to Qur’an 96:19.
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Brief reading
The verse appears here in the context of highlighting the presence of the term obedience in the Revelation, without constructing an independent ruling upon it.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Obedience: 2
- The Revelation: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It functions as a linguistic indicator within the field of obedience, rather than as a direct legislative foundation.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Context: 1
Occurrences of use
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna, p. 86: He mentions it together with Qur’an 2:285 to confirm the occurrence of terms of obedience in the Revelation, not to construct an independent ruling from it here.
- Concept: obedience
- Function of the verse here: context
- Textual citation: “And His saying, exalted is He: {No indeed! Do not obey him; prostrate and draw near} al-‘Alaq 19.”
Related books
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna
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