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 Cited
Your creation and your resurrection are but as [those of] a single soul. Indeed, God is Hearing, Seeing.
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Luqman 28 occur, what does God’s description as Hearing and Seeing mean for Shahrur, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The verse occurs in the context of Shahrur’s inquiry into the meaning of “the Witness.” He cites it together with al-Hajj 61 to establish God’s description as Hearing and Seeing without anthropomorphism, then connects this description to God’s knowledge of what He hears and sees and to His being a witness knowledgeable of existence and its events.
Shahrur cites Luqman 28 alongside al-Hajj 61 in his discussion of God’s description in terms of hearing and sight without anthropomorphism. Shahrur understands the names “the Hearing” and “the Seeing” as indicating God’s knowledge of what He hears and sees, and he makes this an entry point for interpreting “the Witness” as one who is present, cognizant, and knowledgeable of what he witnesses.
Citation and Location
Islam and Humanity — location not specified.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not specify a page number or section within the book Islam and Humanity.
- The citation does not state that the verse establishes “the perfection of divine knowledge” in these terms; rather, it connects hearing and sight to God’s knowledge of what He hears and sees and to the meaning of the Witness.
- The citation does not establish a specific interpretive relation between the content of creation and resurrection in the verse and the meaning of Hearing and Seeing; its function here is to cite the divine description.
- The citation does not explicitly state a synonymy between “the Hearing,” “the Seeing,” and “the Knowing,” or between “the Witness” and “the Knowing”; rather, it describes the Witness as present, cognizant, and knowledgeable of what he witnesses.
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Brief Reading
It is paired with al-Hajj 61 to support the meaning of Hearing and Seeing as the perfection of divine knowledge.
Axes
- Theological
- Linguistic and semantic
Related Concepts
- Hearing and sight: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to extending the signification from sense perception to complete divine knowledge.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Usage Locations
- Islam and Humanity: It is paired with al-Hajj 61 to support the meaning of Hearing and Seeing as the perfection of divine knowledge.
- Concept: hearing and sight
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual citation: “And His saying: { Your creation and your resurrection are but as [those of] a single soul. Indeed, God is Hearing, Seeing } (Luqman 28)”
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