This axis gathers 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 verse text as cited
To God belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills…
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse establishes the meaning that the final judgment in forgiveness or punishment belongs to God alone.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Forgiveness and punishment: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It links forgiveness and punishment as belonging to the sphere of divine judgment.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundational: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Human Beings: He uses it to state that the final judgment on disbelief or forgiveness belongs to God alone.
- Concept: Forgiveness and punishment
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual citation: «{ To God belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills … } (Āl ʿImrān 129).»
Related books
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