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.
The verse text as quoted
THEY SAID, “WE FOUND OUR FATHERS WORSHIPPING IT.”
Brief reading
Shahrur reads it to mean that worship is connected to inherited practical action and to following what the forefathers were upon.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Worship: 2
- Following the forefathers: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to broadening the meaning of worship into a practice that is followed, not merely a verbal term.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Usage locations
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 275: Cited to highlight the meaning of worship as practical following of what the forefathers were upon.
- Concept: worship
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “And His saying, {THEY SAID, ‘WE FOUND OUR FATHERS WORSHIPPING IT’} (The Prophets 53).”
Related books
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