This locus gathers one 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 cited

… NO WORD IS CHANGED IN MY PRESENCE, AND I AM NOT AT ALL UNJUST TO THE SLAVES

Brief reading

It is cited to show that a human being is a servant of God in the hereafter, on the Day of Reckoning, not in this world.

Loci

  • Faith-based
  • Human and ethical
  • slaves: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It supports the distinction between worldly servitude and the station of eschatological reckoning.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 58: It is cited to show that a human being is a servant of God in the hereafter, on the Day of Reckoning, not in this world.
    • Concept: slaves
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual witness: «but we are His servants on the Day of Reckoning … according to His saying تعالى: { … AND I AM NOT AT ALL UNJUST TO THE SLAVES } (Q 28–29).»

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