This hub gathers 2 instances 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
Those who say, “God is the third of three” have certainly disbelieved … There is no god except one God … And if they do not desist from what they say … then those who disbelieve among them will surely be afflicted with a painful punishment
Brief reading
The verse is used to criticize the doctrine of the Trinity, while distinguishing this topic from other doctrinal issues.
Axes
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Trinity: 3
- Disbelief: 1
- Punishment: 1
- Anthropomorphism: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to his stance on doctrines that contradict monotheism in the faith-based reading.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of the heritage: 2
Instances of use
- Islam and Humanity: He cites it as evidence for rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity and regarding it as disbelief when it is openly professed.
- Concept: Trinity
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the heritage
- Textual citation: «{ لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلَاثَةٍ … } (المائدة ٧٣)»
- Countervailing traditional reading: the doctrine of the Trinity
- Islam and Faith, p. 246: He distinguishes it from anthropomorphism, and holds that the threat in it is milder because it threatens punishment rather than barring entry to Paradise.
- Concept: Trinity
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the heritage
- Textual citation: «ب- { لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلَاثَةٌ … … لِيَمَسَّنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا [مِنْهُمْ] عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ} (المائدة ٧٣).»
- Countervailing traditional reading: Christian Trinity
Related books
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