This axis gathers 1 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 quoted
Do not exalt yourselves against me, but come to me in submission.
Brief reading
The verse is read as meaning that Islam here is submission within a human, authoritarian context, not general doctrinal surrender.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Faith-related
Related concepts
- Submission: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It helps separate contextual meaning from technical meaning.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Uses
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 534: It is made an example of how the meaning of Islam here is submission within a human authoritarian context, not doctrinal surrender.
- Concept: Submission
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: «As in His saying تعالى {أَلَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَيَّ وَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ}»
Related books
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