This axis brings together 2 instances of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
Say, “I am only a human being like you. It is revealed to me that your God is one God. So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work and associate no one with the worship of his Lord.”
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Shahrur employ al-Kahf 110 in his definition of Islam?
Shahrur employs the verse to link Islam to the affirmation of one God, righteous action, and the rejection of polytheism; he presents it as evidence that faith in God should be manifested in righteous conduct.
Shahrur cites al-Kahf 110 to establish, in his conception of Islam, the conjunction of God’s oneness with righteous action and the abandonment of polytheism.
Evidence and Location
Islam and the Human Being — location not specified.
Limits of the Reading
- The page presents Shahrur’s reading of the verse and does not elaborate all the possible legal or theological implications that may be drawn from it.
- Only one piece of evidence connected to the verse and to the argument he builds around Islam and righteous action has been used.
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Brief Reading
For him, the verse indicates that true faith is joined to righteous action and the rejection of polytheism, and that this is the path to acceptance.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Human and ethical
Related Concepts
- Righteous action: 3
- Faith: 1
- Meeting with God: 1
- Rejection of polytheism: 1
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It links faith and practical conduct in constructing the ethical criterion.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Foundational: 2
Contexts of Use
- Islam and the Human Being: He cites it as evidence that true faith leads to righteous action and the rejection of polytheism in worship.
- Concept: Righteous action
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: “{ Say, ‘I am only a human being like you … let him do righteous work …’ } (al-Kahf 110)”
- Islam and Faith, p. 15: He makes it a central text for linking faith in the meeting with God to righteous action and the rejection of polytheism.
- Concept: Righteous action
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: “{ Say, ‘I am only a human being like you … so whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work…’ } (al-Kahf 110).”
Related Books
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