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 quoted
And We had certainly established them in that in which We have not established you, and We made for them hearing, sight, and hearts …
Brief reading
The verse appears to affirm that hearing, sight, and the heart are fixed instruments of perception, and that analysis and synthesis come later.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- The heart: 2
- Hearing: 1
- Sight: 1
- Perception: 1
- Knowledge: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to the network of concepts of perception and the gradation of knowledge in his thought.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 29: He cites it to affirm that hearing, sight, and the heart are fixed tools of perception, and that analysis and synthesis come later with the development of knowledge.
- Concept: The heart
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِيمَا إِنْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِيهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَأَبْصَارًا وَأَفْئِدَةً…} (Al-Ahqaf 26).»
Related books
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