This axis gathers one instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse text as cited
{.. AND WE MADE FROM WATER EVERY LIVING THING..}
Brief reading
In Shahrur’s reading, the verse states that water is the condition for all life in the universe.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Life and water: 2
- Condition of life: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It serves to connect Qur’anic meaning to a general cosmic principle.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 164: He cites it as evidence that water is the condition for all life in the universe.
- Concept: life and water
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: «For He تعالى said {.. AND WE MADE FROM WATER EVERY LIVING THING..}»
Related books
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