al-A‘raf 156

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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.

Verse text as cited

… AND MY MERCY ENCOMPASSES ALL THINGS, SO I SHALL WRITE IT FOR THOSE WHO ARE GODFEARING …

Brief reading

The verse highlights the vastness of God’s mercy and that it is broader than punishment, while indicating that mercy is written for specific groups by God’s will.

Axes

  • Faith-based
  • Human and ethical
  • Mercy: 3
  • Choice of mercy: 2
  • Exhortation: 1
  • Intimidation: 1
  • Prophetic: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It places mercy at the center of the relationship between faith and divine choice.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 3

Instances of use

  • Islam and Human Being: cited to affirm the vastness of God’s mercy and that it is broader than punishment.
    • Concept: Mercy
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{ … MY PUNISHMENT—I AFFLICT WITH IT WHOMEVER I WILL, AND MY MERCY ENCOMPASSES ALL THINGS… } (al-A‘raf 156)»
  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 19: used as proof that God’s mercy is written for specific categories by His decision, and that mercy is broader than punishment.
    • Concept: Choice of mercy
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{… AND MY MERCY ENCOMPASSES ALL THINGS, SO I SHALL WRITE IT …} (al-A‘raf 156)»
  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 61: cited to deny the prophetic sermon a form of absolute intimidation as portrayed by the inherited report.
    • Concept: Mercy
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «This is not the Muhammadan prophetic style in exhortation and reminder, which is based on His—Exalted—is saying: { MY PUNISHMENT—I AFFLICT WITH IT WHOMEVER I WILL, AND MY MERCY ENCOMPASSES ALL THINGS }»

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