This locus 1 collects the places 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 among people is he who sells himself, seeking the pleasure of God…
Brief reading
The verse is used to explain that al-baghy may mean a voluntary, legitimate request if it is made with the consent of its owner.
Loci
- Linguistic and semantic
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Seeking: 2
- Al-baghy: 1
- Legitimate request: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to fixing the linguistic meaning in a way that changes or regulates the ruling.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Usage loci
- Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 49: He uses it to explain that al-baghy may mean a voluntary, legitimate request if it is made with the consent of its owner.
- Concept: seeking
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual evidence: «There is one who offers something voluntarily, and it is then called seeking, as in His saying تعالى: { وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاةِ اللهِ… } (al-Baqarah 207).»
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