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
Have you not seen that God created the heavens and the earth in truth …
Brief reading
The verse is cited to strengthen the idea that creation is founded on truth, and that this opens the door to objective knowledge.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Creation: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the concept of creation as a basis for the order of the world, not merely as a narrative account.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought, p. 37: Cites it to reinforce the idea that the universe is founded on truth and can generate knowledge and an objective vision.
- Concept: creation
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual evidence: «- {Have you not seen that God created the heavens and the earth in truth …} (Ibrahim 19)»
Related books
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