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 text as given
Say: If you love God, then follow me; God will love you
Brief reading
Shahrur makes it a witness to the plurality of forms of following, so as to argue that following the Messenger falls within one path alongside other directives.
Axes
- legislative
- methodological
Related concepts
- following: 2
- the Messenger: 1
- divine guidance: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to organizing the concept of following within the legislative system.
The verse’s role in the argument
- support: 1
Instances of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 137: he includes it among the evidences for the plurality of forms of following, to say that following the Messenger falls within one path alongside other divine directives.
- concept: following
- the verse’s function here: support
- textual evidence: “God has commanded following the Messenger at times: {Say: If you love God, then follow me}”
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of atlas construction.