This hub 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.
Verse text as cited
He said: “O chiefs, which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?”
Brief reading
It is cited as evidence that the word Muslims in its context means yielding or submission, not the general doctrinal sense.
Hubs
- Linguistic and semantic
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Submission: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It reinforces reading the linguistic context of the word before generalizing.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 534: cited as evidence that the word Muslims in its context means compliance/submission, not the general doctrinal sense.
- Concept: submission
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: “And his قول {قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِي بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ}“
Related books
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