This axis 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.
Text of the Verse as Cited
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU THAT YOU DO NOT ASCRIBE MAJESTY TO GOD, * WHEN HE HAS CREATED YOU IN STAGES?
Brief Reading
Shahrur cites it as evidence that human creation passed through gradual stages, rather than occurring as a direct, instantaneous creation.
Axes
- Methodological
- Narrative and Historical
Related Concepts
- Stages: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It grounds a reading of stages as a gradual process in creation.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Foundational: 1
Instances of Use
- the Book and the Qur’an, p. 197: He cites it as evidence that human beings themselves were created through gradual evolutionary stages, rather than all at once.
- Concept: stages
- Function of the verse here: foundational
- Textual citation: “Thus we also understand His saying, exalted be He: {WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU THAT YOU DO NOT ASCRIBE MAJESTY TO GOD, * WHEN HE HAS CREATED YOU IN STAGES?} (Noah 13–14).”
Related Books
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