This axis gathers 2 instances of Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
Did I not make a covenant with you, O Children of Adam, that you should not worship Satan? Indeed, he is a clear enemy to you.
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse establishes an understanding of the covenant as a voluntary commitment that comes after the covenantal bond and consists in preserving its terms.
Axes
- Methodological
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Covenant: 3
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the covenant to affirm the difference between the initial binding and the subsequent commitment.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundational: 2
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 294: he uses it as evidence that the covenant is the human being’s voluntary commitment to the terms of the covenant after its conclusion.
- Concept: Covenant
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «It is called a covenant because it is something that must be preserved, according to His – تعالى – saying: {Did I not make a covenant with you …} (Yasin 60).»
- A Guide to Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 66: he makes the covenant a commitment subsequent to the covenantal bond, that is, a pledge to preserve its terms.
- Concept: Covenant
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «It is called a covenant because it is something that must be preserved, according to God’s saying: { Did I not make a covenant with you, O Children of Adam … } (Yasin 60)»
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of atlas construction.