This locus gathers 2 instances 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 quoted
If you ask them, “Who created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon?” they will surely say, “Allah.” Then how are they deluded?
Brief reading
It is cited to show that acknowledgment of the Creator does not prevent falling into shirk of divinity through the worship of idols.
Loci
- Faith-related
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Acknowledgment: 2
- Shirk of divinity: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It clarifies the difference between theoretical recognition and the practical stance of faith.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Example: 1
Uses
- Islam and the Human: He uses it to show that the polytheists acknowledged creation while remaining in shirk.
- Concept: acknowledgment
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «{ If you ask them, “Who created the heavens and the earth … they will surely say, “Allah.” Then how are they deluded? } (Ankabut 61)»
- Islam and the Human: He cites it to indicate that the Arabs acknowledged the Creator, yet nevertheless fell into shirk of divinity through the worship of idols.
- Concept: shirk of divinity
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: «The Arabs before Islam were polytheists in shirk of divinity… { If you ask them, “Who created the heavens … } (Ankabut 61)»
Related books
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