This axis brings together 2 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
And they worship besides Allah that which neither benefits them nor harms them, and the disbeliever is ever a supporter against his Lord.
Brief reading
He cites it to show that disbelief, in his view, is an openly hostile stance toward God, not merely a theoretical disagreement.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Hostility: 2
- Open hostility: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It shows that the doctrinal stance appears in practical behavior.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- Islam and Human Beings: He makes it evidence that disbelief is an openly hostile stance toward God.
- Concept: hostility
- Role of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: «{ وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَكَانَ الْكَافِرُ عَلَى رَبِّهِ ظَهِيرًا } (al-Furqan 55)»
- Islam and Human Beings: He uses it to argue that the disbeliever is one who publicly shows hostility toward his Lord and takes a practical stance against faith.
- Concept: open hostility
- Role of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: «And disbelief, in its doctrinal sense, that is, disbelief in God, is to show عدم الوفاق with Him and hostility toward Him… as stated in His saying تعالى: { وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ … } (al-Furqan 55)»
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