This locus gathers 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 cited

“And their allies among humankind said …”

Brief reading

Shahrur cites it to establish that guardianship may also exist among human beings, not only in the divine sense.

Loci

  • Political and social
  • Methodological
  • Guardianship: 2
  • Guardianship among human beings: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It supports the reorganization of the concept of guardianship within the human social sphere.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Occurrences of use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 169: It is cited 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 evidence: «{“And their allies among humankind said…“} (Al-An’am 128).»

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