This axis gathers 2 places 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 given
{ALL PRAISE IS DUE TO GOD, WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH AND MADE THE DARKNESSES AND THE LIGHT}
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse is read as linking creation with cosmic gradation, beginning with darknesses before light.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Darknesses and light: 2
- Creation of existence: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves as a foundational conception for the emergence of existence within a cosmic order.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Foundation: 1
Uses
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 181: He relies on it to explain that darkness precedes light in the conception of cosmic evolution.
- Concept: Darknesses and light
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “If we understand night as darkness, as in His saying تعالى {ALL PRAISE IS DUE TO GOD, WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH AND MADE THE DARKNESSES AND THE LIGHT}”
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 202: He employs it to connect creation with cosmic gradation, and to ground the conception of the emergence of existence in an ordered divine act.
- Concept: Creation of existence
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual evidence: “This was also affirmed in His saying تعالى {ALL PRAISE IS DUE TO GOD, WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH AND MADE THE DARKNESSES AND THE LIGHT}“
Related books
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