This hub gathers 3 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him…

Brief reading

The verse is made into a foundational principle restricting unforgivability to shirk alone, while highlighting its danger to human nature and human values.

Hubs

  • Faith
  • Human and ethical
  • Shirk: 3
  • The danger of shirk: 2
  • Misguidance: 1

Its place in the concept network

It connects directly to the centrality of shirk in Shahrur’s faith-based structure.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Establishment: 2
  • Support: 1

Atlas pages referring to this verse

These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.

Instances of use

  • Islam and Human: He uses it to affirm that shirk causes its perpetrator to fall into misguidance and to move away from human nature and human values.
    • Concept: The danger of shirk
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{ Indeed, Allah does not forgive that partners be associated with Him … } (An-Nisa 116)»
  • Islam and Human: He repeats it to reinforce the restriction of unforgivability to shirk alone and nothing else.
    • Concept: Shirk
    • Function of the verse here: Establishment
    • Textual evidence: «As an exception for a single sin that cannot be forgiven, namely shirk, it is stated in His saying تعالى: { Indeed, Allah does not forgive that partners be associated with Him … } (An-Nisa 48 and 116).»
  • Islam and Human: He relies on it to define shirk as the only sin that cannot be forgiven.
    • Concept: Shirk
    • Function of the verse here: Establishment
    • Textual evidence: «{ Indeed, Allah does not forgive that partners be associated with Him … } (An-Nisa 116)»

This page is presented within the general methodology of atlas construction.