This locus gathers 3 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
SAY, “Shall I seek a lord other than God, when He is the Lord of all things? No soul earns anything except to its own account, and no bearer bears the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.”
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse establishes the meaning that lordship belongs to God alone, and that return and final responsibility are to Him.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Oneness of lordship: 3
- Lordship: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is directly connected to the network of monotheism, the negation of partners, and the affirmation of the single referent.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Establishing: 2
- Supporting: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Human Beings: He relies on it to affirm the oneness of lordship and that reference and accountability belong to God alone.
- Concept: lordship
- Function of the verse here: establishing
- Textual citation: «{ قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِي رَبًّا وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ … } (Al-An’am 164)»
- Islam and Human Beings: He makes it a central text for proving that lordship belongs to God alone, and therefore for negating any partner or any other constant in the cosmos.
- Concept: oneness of lordship
- Function of the verse here: establishing
- Textual citation: «Thus we find that God Almighty clarifies for us in His Book the oneness of lordship in His saying: { قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللهِ أَبْغِي رَبًّا … } (Al-An’am 164)»
- Islam and Faith, p. 113: He cites it to argue that lordship belongs to God alone and that every soul is responsible for itself.
- Concept: oneness of lordship
- Function of the verse here: supporting
- Textual citation: «Thus we find that God Almighty clarifies for us in His Book the oneness of lordship in His saying: { قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللهِ أَبْغِي رَبًّا وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ … } (Al-An’am 164).»
Related books
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