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
Related Concepts
- 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).»
Related Books
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