This axis brings together 1 place 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

I do not worship what you worship.

Brief Reading

The verse is used to affirm that worship here is understood as a religious practice denied of the opponent’s deities.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Faith-based
  • Worship: 2

Its Place in the Conceptual Network

It enters into explaining the meaning of worship in the context of doctrinal contrast.

The Verse’s Role in the Argument

  • Support: 1

Places of Use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 275: Cited to confirm the use of worship in the sense of a religious practice negated of the opponent’s deities.
    • Concept: Worship
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «And his statement {I do not worship what you worship} (Al-Kafirun 2).»

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