This entry brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
… AND I AM AMONG THE MUSLIMS
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Shahrur employ Pharaoh’s statement, “AND I AM AMONG THE MUSLIMS,” in defining Islam?
Shahrur employs the verse within a group of verses to argue that Islam is submission through belief in God and the Last Day, coupled with righteous action; he therefore reads Pharaoh’s declaration, “and I am among the Muslims,” as an announcement of this submission. However, the evidence does not establish that the verse makes Islam merely a declaration made “in a moment of certainty,” nor that it is a description separate from affiliation in an independent sense.
Shahrur cites Yunus 90 among verses from whose context he concludes that Islam is faith as submission to the existence of God and the Last Day, with this submission coupled with righteous action.
Evidence and Location
Islam and Faith — p. 14.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence is excerpted from a broader context and presents Shahrur’s conclusion after assembling several verses, rather than an independent, detailed interpretation of Yunus 90.
- The evidence does not establish the claim that Islam is “merely a declaration” or that the verse negates the meaning of affiliation; rather, Shahrur links it to belief in God, the Last Day, and righteous action.
- The excerpt does not permit a determination of Shahrur’s position on whether Pharaoh’s declaration was accepted or not, nor an analysis of the verse’s full context.
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Brief Reading
The verse is cited to indicate that Islam is declared in a moment of certainty, rather than being merely an affiliation.
Axes
- Faith-related
Related Concepts
- Declaration of Islam: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It links Islam to the state of declaration and certainty.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Islam and Faith, p. 14: It is cited to argue that Islam is a description declared by the believer in a moment of certainty, rather than mere affiliation.
- Concept: Declaration of Islam
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “{ … AND I AM AMONG THE MUSLIMS } (Yunus 90).”
Related Books
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