This axis brings together 1 locus of 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
{And He shares His judgment with no one}
Reader’s answer
Question
What is the locus of the verse, what does the distinction mean for Shahrur, and what function does it serve in his argument?
For Shahrur, the verse occurs in the context of his political definition of God’s sovereignty. Through it, he distinguishes between the authority that belongs exclusively to God, in which no one shares, and any human authority that claims this exclusivity; thus, the verse serves as a premise in his critique of the monopolization of authority.
Shahrur presents the verse as evidence that among the matters exclusive to God is that no one shares with Him in His judgment, which he calls the unicity of authority. In his argument, the verse plays a foundational role in defining God’s sovereignty politically, since Shahrur regards any authority that permits no one to share in its judgment as encroaching upon that sovereignty.
Citation and location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 103.
Limits of the reading
- The citation does not explain the linguistic meaning of the term “judgment,” nor does it establish a detailed interpretation of the verse beyond this political use.
- The citation does not establish a relation of synonymy or terminological distinction between other terms.
- The formulation “judgment and authority are attributes exclusive to God alone” is broader than what is explicitly stated; what is stated is that no one shares with God in what is exclusive to Him, including the absence of association in His judgment.
- This locus alone does not establish all the elements of Shahrur’s conception of authority or of the political system.
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Brief reading
The verse establishes the idea that judgment and authority are attributes exclusive to God alone.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- God’s sovereignty: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It constitutes a foundation for constructing the conception of sovereignty within the conceptual network.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Foundation: 1
Contexts of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 103: He cites it as evidence that among God’s attributes in judgment is that no one shares authority with Him.
- Concept: God’s sovereignty
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual citation: “1 – {And He shares His judgment with no one} (Al-Kahf 26). Thus, whoever shares no one in his judgment has encroached upon God in His sovereignty—that is, the unicity of authority.”
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