This axis brings together one instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
But indeed He is God, my Lord, and I do not associate anyone with my Lord.
Brief reading
The verse is cited to link the masculine pronoun in discourse to a social-historical context in which masculinity predominates.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Masculinization: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It contributes to understanding masculinization as a usage marker tied to context.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 143: Cited to argue that the masculine pronoun in discourse about God is used within a context of masculinity that he sees as dominant in the age of villages.
- Concept: Masculinization
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{لَكِنَّا هُوَ اللَّهُ رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا} (al-Kahf 38).»
Related books
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