This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
{And those who take protectors other than Him … and you are not a guardian over them}
Brief reading
The verse is used to affirm that messengers are not agents over people’s consciences or over their choices.
Axes
- Methodological
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Negation of agency: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into a critique of conceptions that grant the messenger authority beyond delivery.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of heritage: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 303: he uses it to reinforce the idea that messengers are not agents over people’s consciences or over their choices.
- Concept: Negation of agency
- Function of the verse here: Critique of heritage
- Textual citation: «- {And those who take protectors other than Him, God is a guardian over them, and you are not a guardian over them} (Ash-Shura 6),»
Related books
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