This axis brings together 1 locus 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 Cited
The remainder of God is better for you… and I am not a guardian over you
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Shahrur employ God’s statement in Hud 86, “and I am not a guardian over you,” in his discussion of the messenger’s function?
Shahrur cites the verse among verses in which the descriptions “guardian” and “trustee” are denied of the conveyor of the message, treating it as evidence that the messenger’s function is to convey the message, not to monitor people or deprive them of freedom of choice. However, his argument here derives from the group of verses he has assembled, rather than from an independent analysis of the context of the Hud verse alone.
Shahrur mentions Hud 86 within a list of verses on which he relies to deny that the messenger is a guardian over people. After presenting these verses, Shahrur concludes that the messenger’s task is to convey the trust, not to act as people’s trustee or monitor, linking this to human freedom of choice.
Citation and Location
State and Society — p. 303.
Limits of the Reading
- The verse appears in the context of enumerating multiple pieces of evidence, not in an independent reading of the context of Shuʿayb’s story in Surat Hud.
- The conclusion that the messenger’s task is confined to conveyance is Shahrur’s synthesis from the set of verses he cites, rather than being based on Hud 86 alone.
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Brief Reading
It affirms that the prophet’s task is not to guard or monitor people, but only to convey the message.
Axes
- Legislative
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Negation of guardianship: 2
- Conveyance: 1
- The prophet’s task: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It contributes to critiquing conceptions that expand the prophet’s function beyond conveyance.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Critique of tradition: 1
Contexts of Use
- State and Society, p. 303: It affirms that the prophet’s task is not to guard or monitor people, but only to convey the message.
- Concept: Negation of guardianship
- Function of the verse here: Critique of tradition
- Textual citation: “- {The remainder of God is better for you … and I am not a guardian over you} (Hud 86),”
Related Books
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