This hub brings together 2 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse Text as Given
{ And I followed the milla of my forefathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob }
Brief Reading
At Shahrur’s, the verse is used to distinguish the context of the milla and prophethood from any political or hereditary exploitation, and to broaden the meaning of the origins.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Paternal lineage: 2
- Origins: 2
Its Place in the Concept Network
It enters a network that separates religious authority from family origins.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Distinction: 1
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 53: He distinguishes between the context of the milla and prophethood in the verse and its use to establish political authority or hereditary rule.
- Concept: Paternal lineage
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: “Then he cites verse 38 of Surat Yusuf. But the context of paternal lineage in the verse is the context of milla, prophethood, and belief, not the context of authority and rule”
- Counterpart traditional reading: Considering it evidence of authority and rule
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 202: He cites the verse to expand the meaning of “your forefathers” in the inheritance verse to the higher origins, not to the immediate father only.
- Concept: Origins
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “As indicated by His, the Exalted, words on the tongue of Joseph (peace be upon him): { And I followed the milla of my forefathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob } (Yusuf 38)“
Related Books
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