This axis brings together 1 instance 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
HE HAS DECREED UPON HIMSELF MERCY
Brief reading
Shahrur places it in the context of affirming that mercy is a divine principle prior to punishment.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Humanistic and ethical
Related concepts
- Mercy: 2
- Choosing mercy over punishment: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to a concept that makes mercy a fundamental divine decision in understanding the discourse.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Uses
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 19: He takes it as evidence that God chose mercy over punishment, and that the writing here is a divine decision, not an external compulsion.
- Concept: mercy
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: «{Say, To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth … HE HAS DECREED UPON HIMSELF MERCY …} (An’am 12)»
Related books
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