The Muhammadan Message Ended the Era of Idols and Nature Worship
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur assumes that the Muhammadan message ended the age of idol worship and manifestations of nature, and inaugurated the age of monotheism in the sense that places God alone in the position of constancy and unity.
Explanation
In what he says here, monotheism is not limited to negating a particular idol; rather, it includes bringing an end to an entire intellectual and religious structure that had been based on multiple gods and manifestations. He sees Islam as having decisively broken with this structure. But what matters to him is that this break was not only for doctrinal purposes, but to reorganize society as a whole. From here he links God’s oneness to the organization of a plural society.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This idea serves as a threshold of transition from the “old religion” to the “civil state” as a new framework for organizing human beings.
Limits of the claim
The idea does not say that every earlier cultural trace disappeared immediately, but rather that the monotheistic reference became authoritative.
Brief witness
“The era of idols has ended”
Related links
- Shahrur - polytheism
- Shahrur - the Qur’an
- Shahrur - Islam and faith