This axis gathers one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
O my people, worship God; you have no deity other than Him
Brief reading
He makes it the basis for Salih’s call within the extension of the calls of Noah and Hud to monotheism.
Axes
- Faith
- Narrative and historical
Associated concepts
- Monotheism: 2
- Salih: 1
- Messages: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It establishes the unity of the messianic content across different figures.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundation: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 2, p. 59: He makes the verse the basis of Salih’s call and places it within the extension of the calls of Noah and Hud to monotheism.
- Concept: Monotheism
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual evidence: «The call of Salih (pbuh) came as an extension of the call of Noah and Hud to monotheism, and this is in His saying تعالى {وَإِلَى ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَالِحًا قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ إِلَهٍ غَيْرُهُ…} (Al-A‘raf 73).»
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