This axis gathers 2 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as quoted
So the notables among those who disbelieved from his people said, “We do not see you except as a human being like us…”
Brief reading
The verse presents an example of denial as an openly social stance against the prophet and the message.
Axes
- Political and social
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Denial: 2
- Social rejection: 2
- Hostile stance: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into portraying disbelief as a collective behavior rather than merely an idea.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
- Support: 1
Places of use
- Islam and Man: He cites it as an example that disbelief appears in speech and in a hostile stance.
- Concept: denial
- The verse’s function here: example
- Textual citation: «{ فَقَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مَا نَرَاكَ إِلَّا بَشَرًا مِثْلَنَا… } (Hud 27).»
- Islam and Man: He cites it among examples of disbelief as an openly collective stance against the prophet and his messages.
- Concept: social rejection
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual citation: «- { فَقَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مَا نَرَاكَ إِلَّا بَشَرًا مِثْلَنَا… } (Hud 27).»
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