This locus gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The Verse as Quoted
O my two prison companions, are separate lords better, or Allah, the One, the Prevailing?… Judgement is only Allah’s; He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the upright religion, but most people do not know.
Brief Reading
Shahrur makes it evidence of Joseph’s call to monotheism even in prison, not only in the context of public preaching.
Axes
- Faith
- Narrative and historical
Related Concepts
- Monotheism: 2
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It establishes the presence of monotheism in all circumstances of the story.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Establishment: 1
Instances of Use
- The Qur’anic Story, vol. 2, p. 179: He makes it evidence that Joseph called to monotheism even in prison, despite the fact that no direct missionary address is reported from him in the city or the palace.
- Concept: Monotheism
- Function of the verse here: Establishment
- Textual citation: «{ يَا صَاحِبَي السَّجْنِ أَرْبَابٌ مُتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهَ الْوَاحِدَ الْقَهَّارُ * إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَمْرَ أَلَا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ…} (يوسف ٣٩-٤٠).»
Related Books
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