This axis 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.
The text of the verse as cited
Indeed, those whom you call upon apart from God are servants like yourselves. So call upon them, and let them answer you, if you are truthful.
Reader’s answer
Question
Where does Shahrur cite Al-A’raf 194, what distinction does he construct through it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The citation appears in the book «Islam and Humanity», without a more precise location being given. Shahrur uses the verse among verses through which he establishes the prohibition of directing worship and supplication to other than God; its function is to support the connection of such direction with dependency and the loss of freedom.
Shahrur cites Al-A’raf 194 in «Islam and Humanity» within a group of verses that he regards as affirming the prohibition of directing worship and supplication to other than God, in seeking provision and other causes. Shahrur employs this meaning in his argument that whoever directs worship to one through whom they seek mediation becomes dependent upon that being and loses their freedom.
Citation and location
Islam and Humanity — location not specified.
Limits of the reading
- The internal location in the book is not specified in the citation, so no chapter or page can be identified.
- The citation does not state an independent terminological distinction specific to the wording of the verse, nor does it establish the claim of “denial of sanctity” or “denial of intrinsic power” in this formulation.
- The citation does not establish a relation of synonymy or a distinction between “worship” and “supplication”; rather, it mentions them together in ruling on directing them to other than God.
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Brief reading
He cites it to deny any sanctity or intrinsic power to beings worshipped and invoked apart from God.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Denial of mediation: 2
- Deities: 1
- Sanctity: 1
- Intrinsic power: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It belongs to the network of denying mediation and affirming divine oneness.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Humanity: He cites it to deny any sanctity or intrinsic power to beings worshipped and invoked apart from God.
- Concept: Denial of mediation
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «- { Indeed, those whom you call upon apart from God are servants like yourselves … } (Al-A’raf 194)»
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