This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمْ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ …
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, what does its mention indicate in Shahrur’s examination of allegiance, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The phrase occurs in Al-An’am 128. Shahrur cites it among Qur’anic examples through which he addresses the linguistic limits of allegiance in terms of derivation and signification; its function is to support the presence of this term in a context concerning human beings, rather than confining it to the context of God’s allies.
Shahrur cites Al-An’am 128 within a group of verses that he presents in the context of determining the linguistic limits of allegiance, in terms of derivation, signification, and meaning.
Citation and Location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 169.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not offer an independent, detailed definition of allegiance derived from this verse alone.
- The citation does not establish that Shahrur advances, on the basis of this verse alone, a complete theory of guardianship among human beings.
- The citation does not explicitly state that “allegiance” and “guardianship” are synonymous, nor does it make a terminological distinction between them; the description is therefore limited to the terms allegiance and allies as they occur in the passage.
- This entry does not address the verse’s relations to other verses except as a group of examples cited by Shahrur in the same passage.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur cites it to establish that guardianship may also exist among human beings, not only in the divine sense.
Axes
- Political and social
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Guardianship: 2
- Guardianship among human beings: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It supports the reconfiguration of the concept of guardianship within the human social sphere.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 169: He cites it to establish that guardianship may also exist among human beings, not only in the divine sense.
- Concept: guardianship
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: “{وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمْ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ…} (Al-An’am 128).”
Related Books
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