This locus brings together 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
AND MOST OF THEM DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD EXCEPT THAT THEY ASSOCIATE PARTNERS WITH HIM
Brief reading
Shahrur broadens the meaning of shirk here to include the practices of Muslims themselves, not only the People of the Book.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Shirk: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters into a religious critique that revisits the boundaries of shirk in reality.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of the tradition: 1
Uses
- Islam and Faith, p. 246: He uses it to broaden the meaning of shirk to the practices of Muslims themselves, not only to the People of the Book.
- Concept: Shirk
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the tradition
- Textual citation: “As for the shirk into which many believers fall, mentioned in His saying تعالى {وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُمْ مُشْرِكُونَ} (Joseph 106)…”
Related books
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