Al-Ma'idah 47

This axis gathers one instance of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The Verse Text as Quoted

LET THE PEOPLE OF THE GOSPEL JUDGE BY WHAT GOD HAS REVEALED IN IT …

Brief Reading

Shahrur makes it an address to the People of the Gospel exclusively, and rejects generalizing it to Muslims outside its context.

Axes

• Political and social
• Methodological

Related Concepts

• People of the Gospel: 2
• Address: 1
• Context: 1

Its Place in the Concept Network

It is linked to determining the addressee and not exceeding the context.

The Verse’s Role in the Argument

• Critique of the heritage: 1

Instances of Use

• The Book and the Qur’an, p. 400: He makes it an address to the People of the Gospel exclusively, and attacks generalizing it to Muslims outside its context.
  • Concept: People of the Gospel
  • Function of the verse here: Critique of the heritage
  • Textual evidence: «As for His saying تعالى {.. AND WHOEVER DOES NOT JUDGE BY WHAT GOD HAS REVEALED, THEN THEY ARE THE DISOBEDIENT} it came as a closing remark to Al-Ma’idah 47»
  • Counter-traditional reading: Generalizing it to Muslims

Related Books

• The Book and the Qur’an

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