This axis gathers 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as it appears
And they followed what the devils recited over the kingdom of Solomon
Brief reading
The verse is used to support the distinction between kingship and messengerhood in the story of Solomon within the construction of the legislative concept of the lawgiving prophet.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Kingship: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It connects the historical example with the differentiation of functions.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Uses
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 138: He employs it in his discussion of Solomon as a king, not a messenger, in contrast to Muhammad the lawgiving prophet.
- Concept: kingship
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual evidence: «{ وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُوا الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَى مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ }»
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