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 cited
What is the matter with you that you do not hope for dignity from God?
Brief reading
Shahrur places it in the context of correcting belief, where shirk is understood here as a historical stage associated with the worship of the sun and the moon.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Critique of shirk: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the critique of shirk within the narrative of the development of religious belief.
Its role in the argument
- Critique of tradition: 1
Instances of use
- The State and Society, p. 183: He places it within the context of Noah’s call to correct the belief that the sun and the moon are created beings, not deities, which supports a historical reading of the development of shirk.
- Concept: Critique of shirk
- Function of the verse here: Critique of tradition
- Textual evidence: “He asked them to believe that the moon and the sun were creations of God and not deities as they believed. This indicates that Noah’s community… as indicated by His, the Exalted, statement before them: {What is the matter with you that you do not hope for dignity from God} (Noah 13)“
Related books
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