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 as cited
THE DAY THE EARTH IS TRANSFORMED INTO A DIFFERENT EARTH, AND THE HEAVENS, AND THEY WILL COME FORTH BEFORE GOD, THE ONE, THE SUBDUER
Brief reading
Shahrur makes it a foundational text for the transformation of the heavens and the earth into a new cosmos governed by new physical laws.
Axes
- Faith
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Transformation of the cosmos: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It establishes the idea of cosmic transformation within a comprehensive vision of existence.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Establishment: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 208: He makes it an explicit text about the transformation of the heavens and the earth into a new cosmos with new physical laws.
- Concept: Transformation of the cosmos
- Function of the verse here: Establishment
- Textual evidence: «- {يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ وَبَرَزُوا لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ} (إبراهيم ٤٨).»
Related books
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