This axis brings together 2 instances of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The Verse Text as Cited
Indeed, the allies of God shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Shahrur employ God’s saying, “Indeed, the allies of God shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve,” in defining the meaning of walaya?
Shahrur uses the verse as an example of the meaning of mawla as a follower who obeys and conforms to the commands and prohibitions of his wali; thus, in his view, “the allies of God” denotes those who take God as their wali in following and obeying Him.
Shahrur presents Yunus 62 within his explanation of the distinction between wali and mawla, defining the mawla as a follower who obeys and conforms to the commands and prohibitions of his master. Accordingly, he reads “the allies of God” as those who follow and obey God.
Evidence and Location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 169.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence does not establish that walaya specifically means “closeness.”
- The evidence does not directly connect Yunus 62 with describing the allies as believers and righteous people; this addition should therefore not be attributed to him here.
- The discussion of walaya here forms part of a linguistic and conceptual framing, rather than a continuous exposition of all elements of the verse.
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Brief Reading
For Shahrur, the verse supports an understanding of walaya as closeness and obedience in the path of God, and places the allies of God within the sphere of faith and righteousness.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Political and social
Related Concepts
- walaya: 2
- the allies of God: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It links walaya to the position of believers within the community of righteousness.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 2
Contexts of Use
- Islam and Humanity: He cites it as evidence that walaya is a relationship of closeness and obedience in the path of God.
- Concept: walaya
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “{ Indeed, the allies of God shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve. } (Yunus 62).”
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 169: He sets it against the concept of the wali, as support for the sphere of walaya over the people of faith and righteousness.
- Concept: the allies of God
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “{ Indeed, the allies of God shall have no fear over them… } (Yunus 62).”
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