Al-A'raf 158

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This axis brings together 5 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking them to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse as cited

Say, O people, indeed I am the Messenger of God to you all… So believe in God and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet who believes in God and His words, and follow him that you may be guided

Brief reading

Shahrur uses it to establish the universality of the message and that the address is directed to all people, not to a particular group.

Axes

  • Faith
  • Methodological
  • Unletteredness: 2
  • Universality of the message: 2
  • God’s words: 2
  • The message to everyone: 2
  • Universality: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It is connected to the concept of the general message and to a rethinking of the Prophet’s description as unlettered within this horizon.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 3
  • Foundation: 2

Summary of its presence in the atlas

  • Universality of the message
  • Address to all people
  • Linked to a rethinking of unletteredness

Pages in the atlas that refer to this verse

These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 124: He cites it to connect the Prophet’s description as unlettered to the meaning that he is a messenger to all people beyond the Jewish and Christian circles.
    • Concept: Unletteredness
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا…} (al-A’raf 158).»
  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 410: He uses it to infer that the message of Islam is directed to all people, not to Arabs alone.
    • Concept: Universality of the message
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا …} (al-A’raf 158)»
  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 286: He employs it to expand the meaning of God’s words to beings and phenomena, and makes belief in them part of guidance.
    • Concept: God’s words
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «And Jesus son of Mary is also God’s word, according to His – تعالى – saying: … (al-A’raf 158).»
  • Towards New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 15: He cites it to establish that the prophetic address is directed to all people, not to a specific group.
    • Concept: The message to everyone
    • Function of the verse here: Foundation
    • Textual evidence: «{ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسِ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهٍ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا } (al-A’raf 158).»
  • Towards New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 91: He uses it to establish the universality of the Muhammadan message against confining it to the Arabs or to the prophetic era.
    • Concept: Universality
    • Function of the verse here: Foundation
    • Textual evidence: «And before us is His – تعالى – saying: { قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسِ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا } (al-A’raf 158)»

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