This axis gathers 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.
The Text of the Verse as Cited
“Indeed, I have turned my face toward Him who originated the heavens and the earth, as a hanif…”
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Shahrur cite verse 79 of al-An’am, what distinction does he establish at this point, and what function does it serve in his argument?
Shahrur cites the verse in his discussion of innate disposition, presenting it as evidence of a relationship between innate disposition and hanifism. At this point, he describes innate disposition as connected to accumulation and the law of change, including laws and legislation; however, the attached evidence does not establish the detailed meaning of hanifism as the discovery of change and constancy.
Shahrur cites al-An’am 79 to establish a relationship between innate disposition and hanifism. He presents innate disposition as human values subject to accumulation and to the law of change in the universe, and includes laws and legislation within this description.
Evidence and Location
A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation — p. 44.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence places the verse in the context of innate disposition and hanifism, but the excerpt does not provide an independent, detailed definition of hanifism.
- The evidence does not establish that hanifism means the discovery of constancy and change, nor that the verse performs this specific argumentative function.
- The evidence does not establish any additional terminological distinction between hanifism and other concepts, apart from linking it to innate disposition in this context.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur employs it to link hanifism to the discovery of change and constancy in the universe and legislation.
Axes
- Methodological
- Faith-based
Related Concepts
- Hanifism: 2
- Change and constancy: 1
- Legislation: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to establishing a hanif conception that reads patterns and laws within movement and constancy.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, pp. 44–45: He uses it to link hanifism to the discovery of change and constancy in the universe and legislation.
- Concept: Hanifism
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “Innate disposition has a relationship to hanifism, as stated in the Almighty’s words: { Indeed, I have turned my face … as a hanif … } (al-An’am 79)”
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