This axis brings together 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse text as quoted
IF THERE WERE IN THEM OTHER GODS BESIDES GOD, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRUPTED
Brief reading
The verse is used by Shahrur to establish that the existence of multiple gods or supreme authorities leads to corruption, and that divine authority is singular.
Axes
- Faith
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Multiplicity and corruption: 2
- Unity of divine authority: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into the network of unifying authority and negating associating partners with God in judgment and meaning.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 369: He cites it to affirm that the multiplicity of divine authorities leads to corruption, and therefore God is one, with no partner in authority.
- Concept: multiplicity and corruption
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: “God is free, but He is not democratic… In this domain He said, {IF THERE WERE IN THEM OTHER GODS BESIDES GOD, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRUPTED} (Al-Anbiya 22)“
Related books
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