This node gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that arise around it.
The verse text as cited
And they said, “Do not abandon your gods, and do not abandon Wadd, nor Suwa‘, nor Yaghuth, Ya‘uq, and Nasr.”
Brief reading
Shahrur here distinguishes between the gods worshipped and the names that are mentioned as custodians and priests, not as deities.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Gods: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into his distinction between the true object of worship and historical religious roles.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 2, p. 13: He distinguishes between the gods worshipped and the names mentioned later as custodians and priests, not as deities.
- Concept: Gods
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual citation: «{وَقَالُوا لَا تَذَرُنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا …} (Noah 23-24)»
Related books
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