This axis brings together 1 occurrence of this verse’s use in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The Verse Text as Cited
O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him.
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, what distinguishes it for Shahrur, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The verse occurs in Al-A’raf 73, within صالح’s address to the people of Thamud. Shahrur presents it as an extension of Noah’s and Hud’s calls to monotheism, and places its wording within a phrase that introduces the statements of several prophets to their peoples. Its function in the attached passage is to connect صالح’s call to a series of monotheistic calls, rather than to establish a terminological distinction between the verse’s terms.
Shahrur presents صالح’s call in Al-A’raf 73 as an extension of Noah’s and Hud’s calls to monotheism. Shahrur states that the phrase calling for the worship of God and denying any god other than Him occurs at the beginning of what is attributed to Noah, Hud, صالح, and Shu’ayb in the passages he identifies.
Citation and Location
Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2 — p. 59.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not establish a semantic or terminological distinction between the verse’s terms.
- The citation does not explicitly affirm or deny synonymy among the formulations of the call found in the other passages.
- The occurrence of the phrase in multiple passages is not by itself sufficient to establish an additional interpretive relationship among them.
- This excerpt alone does not establish broader details about the verse’s context in the narrative beyond what Shahrur presents concerning the extension of صالح’s call to monotheism.
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Brief Reading
He presents it as foundational to صالح’s call, within the extension of Noah’s and Hud’s calls to monotheism.
Axes
- Faith
- Narrative and historical
Related Concepts
- Monotheism: 2
- صالح: 1
- Messages: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It establishes the unity of the message’s content across different figures.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Foundational: 1
Occurrences of Use
- Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2, p. 59: He makes the verse foundational to صالح’s call and places it in the extension of Noah’s and Hud’s calls to monotheism.
- Concept: Monotheism
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual citation: “صالح’s call came as an extension of Noah’s and Hud’s call to monotheism, in His saying, Exalted is He: {And to Thamud [We sent] their brother صالح. He said, ‘O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him …’} (Al-A’raf 73).”
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