This locus 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
You honor whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to infer the coexistence of the Honorer and the Humiliator within the divine will, as part of his understanding of the Merciful.
Loci
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Opposition: 2
- the Honorer: 1
- the Humiliator: 1
- the Merciful: 1
- the divine will: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into the construction of a conception based on the coexistence of opposites in divine action.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 35: He cites it to infer the coexistence of the Honorer and the Humiliator within the divine will, as part of his concept of the Merciful.
- Concept: opposition
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual witness: «{وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاء وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاء} (Al Imran ٢٦)»
Related books
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