This axis gathers 3 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
Indeed, the religion in the sight of God is Islam
Brief reading
The verse is used to establish the meaning of Islam as the religion God has approved, and to emphasize its universal human scope.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Legislative
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Religion: 3
- Definition of Islam: 2
- Universal Islam: 1
- God’s approval: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters into the network of defining Islam and linking it to religion, rather than to mere outward submission.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Establishment: 3
Instances of use
- Islam and the Human Being: He makes it evidence that Islam is broader than faith and that it is the universal human religion for all people on earth.
- Concept: Religion
- The verse’s function here: Establishment
- Textual citation: «{ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ… } (Āl ʿImrān 19)»
- Islam and Faith, p. 12: He uses it to confirm that Islam is the religion God has approved, then begins to deconstruct its meaning by tracing its Qur’anic usages.
- Concept: Definition of Islam
- The verse’s function here: Establishment
- Textual citation: «{ إنَّ الَّذِينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلَامُ… } (Āl ʿImrān 19)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 534: He makes it the basis for defining Islam as a religion with God, not merely human submission.
- Concept: Religion
- The verse’s function here: Establishment
- Textual citation: «How, then, are we to understand His saying تعالى {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ..}»
Related books
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