This axis brings together 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

AS WE INITIATED THE FIRST CREATION, WE SHALL REPEAT IT

Brief reading

It is invoked to show that the re-creation of creation takes place according to a material law similar to the beginning of the first creation.

Axes

  • faith-related
  • methodological
  • Re-creation: 2
  • First creation: 1
  • Law: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It establishes a link between re-creation and the structure of creation, not exception.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Establishing: 1

Places of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 202: It is invoked to show that the re-creation of creation takes place according to a material law similar to the beginning of the first creation.
    • Concept: Re-creation
    • Function of the verse here: Establishing
    • Textual evidence: «And thus we understand His saying تعالى {.. AS WE INITIATED THE FIRST CREATION, WE SHALL REPEAT IT} (Al-Anbiya 104).»

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