This axis 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
O my son, do not associate others with God. Indeed, associating others with God is a tremendous injustice
Brief reading
In Shahrur’s reading, the verse serves to reinforce the meaning of shirk as a deviation that wrongs the human being’s own self first, and to distinguish it from other rulings in relations and in fighting.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- shirk: 3
- Injustice to the self: 1
- Distinguishing between shirk and disbelief: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the network of the concepts of shirk, injustice, and the distinction among rulings.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 53: He uses it to explain the meaning of mushrik and mushrika in the context of marital relations and to distinguish them from the male and female adulterer.
- Concept: shirk
- Role of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{… O my son, do not associate others with God. Indeed, associating others with God is a tremendous ظلم} (Luqman 13).»
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 94: He uses it to respond to those who equate every disbeliever or polytheist with a cause for fighting, and shows that shirk is an injustice to the self first.
- Concept: shirk
- Role of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «Associating others with God … is ظلم by virtue of the قوله – تعالى – on the tongue of Luqman …»
Related books
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