Al Imran 145

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This locus gathers 3 instances 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 quoted

And no soul can die except by God’s leave, as a term appointed.

Brief reading

In Shahrur’s reading, the verse states that death is tied to a determinate term governed by laws and conditions, and that the soul dies by God’s leave, not arbitrarily.

Loci

  • methodological
  • faith-based
  • linguistic and semantic
  • term: 3
  • soul: 2
  • deferred death: 1
  • written laws: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It is linked to the idea of the term as a law, and to the distinction of the material soul within the structure of the contemporary reading.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • support: 2
  • foundation: 1

Instances of use

  • Islam and Faith, p. 44: cited to affirm that death is an appointed term governed by objective conditions, like other written laws.
    • concept: term
    • function of the verse here: support
    • textual citation: «{And no soul can die… as a term appointed…} (Al Imran 145).»
  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 19: used to explain that death is deferred until its causes come together, so it is a “Book” in the sense of a law with conditions.
    • concept: term
    • function of the verse here: support
    • textual citation: «{And no soul can die except by God’s leave, as a term appointed} (Al Imran 145)»
  • Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 60: defines the material soul as that which dies by God’s leave at a fixed term.
    • concept: soul
    • function of the verse here: foundation
    • textual citation: «From the material standpoint, it is every living being … and it is the soul that is subject to death, according to His saying تعالى: { And no soul can die … } (Al Imran 145).»

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