This axis 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 Given
Hasten toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is the heavens and the earth, prepared for the God-fearing.
Brief Reading
In Shahrur’s view, the verse establishes an understanding of Paradise as prepared in another universe, and that its width indicates the place of its manifestation.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Linguistic and semantic
Related Concepts
- Width of Paradise: 2
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It is linked to the width of Paradise as a meaningful expression, not an abstract symbol.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Establishing: 1
Instances of Use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 208: He cites it to argue that Paradise is prepared in another universe and that its “width” indicates the place of its manifestation, not a symbolic meaning.
- Concept: Width of Paradise
- Function of the verse here: Establishing
- Textual evidence: ”- {And hasten toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is the heavens and the earth, prepared for the God-fearing} (Al Imran 133).”
Related Books
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