This entry brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The text of the verse as cited
And God would not wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
Reader’s answer
Question
What place does The Spider 40 occupy in Shahrur’s distinction between the soul that is taken in full and the soul that dies, and what function does it serve in his argument?
Shahrur presents The Spider 40 as an example of “the soul that is taken in full,” in contrast to an example from The Prostration 27, which he treats as the soul that dies. However, he presents this within a call for future research into the verses concerning the soul, rather than as a detailed, step-by-step proof at this point.
Shahrur considers the occurrence of “themselves” in The Spider 40 to be an example of the soul that is taken in full. He employs the verse within a preliminary contrast between the meaning of the soul that is taken in full and the meaning of the soul–body that dies, making The Prostration 27 an example of the latter.
Citation and location
The Book and the Qur’an — p. 322.
Limits of the reading
- The cited passage does not explain the internal criterion that makes The Spider 40 signify the soul that is taken in full.
- At this point, the cited passage does not establish an independent judgment concerning the spirit or a detailed relationship between the soul and the spirit.
- The cited passage does not state that the verse alone establishes the distinction; rather, it presents it as an example within an inquiry he describes as future research.
- No relationship should be inferred from verbal similarity between the verses.
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Brief reading
The verse is used to distinguish between the soul that is taken in full and the soul that dies, linking it to the context of the soul rather than the spirit.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Soul: 2
- Taking in full: 1
- Death: 1
- Spirit: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It helps delimit the semantic boundaries between closely related terms.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 322: He uses it to distinguish between the soul that is taken in full and the soul that dies, linking it to the context of the soul rather than the spirit.
- Concept: soul
- Function of the verse here: distinction
- Textual citation: “His saying, exalted be He: {.. And God would not wrong them, but they wronged themselves} (The Spider 40) refers to the soul that is taken in full.”
Related books
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