This locus brings together 1 instance 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
{I AM YOUR MOST HIGH LORD}
Reader’s answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, what distinction does Shahrur draw between it and an infringement of divinity, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The verse occurs in al-Nazi’at 24. Shahrur makes it evidence of an infringement of God’s lordship: for him, God is the Lord of the worlds and the Sovereign Owner, and whoever disposes of lands and subjects as though they were his private property transgresses against this lordship. He distinguishes this from an infringement of divinity, which he links to demanding unconditional obedience.
Shahrur cites the verse “I am your most high lord” as verse 24 of Surat al-Nazi’at. He distinguishes between an infringement of divinity, which he links to demanding unconditional obedience, and an infringement of lordship, which he links to disposing of lands and subjects as though they were the ruler’s private property. The function of the verse in Shahrur’s argument is to ground his critique of claiming private ownership of lands and populations in the concept of transgressing against God’s lordship, while affirming that God is the Lord of the worlds and the Sovereign Owner.
Evidence and location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 103.
Limits of the reading
- This passage establishes Shahrur’s presentation of the distinction between divinity and lordship in this context; by itself, it does not establish a broader theory of the two terms beyond the attached text.
- The evidence does not state that the verse is synonymous with another verse or that the two verses have a verbal or semantic relationship beyond the contrast Shahrur establishes between the two categories.
- The evidence does not elaborate additional steps for connecting this example to the book’s general subject beyond presenting it among a list of examples.
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Brief reading
Shahrur cites it to show that claiming ownership of lands and subjects for oneself is a transgression against God’s lordship.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Lordship: 2
- Ownership of lands and subjects: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the critique of human domination in contrast to the meaning of lordship.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Foundational: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 103: He cites it to show that claiming ownership of lands and subjects for oneself is a transgression against God’s lordship.
- Concept: Lordship
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: “5 – {I AM YOUR MOST HIGH LORD} (al-Nazi’at 24). God is the Lord of the worlds and the Sovereign Owner.”
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