This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, with connections to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as quoted
And if their turning away is burdensome for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a ladder into the sky so that you might bring them a sign—yet if Allah had willed, He would have gathered them upon guidance. So do not be among the ignorant.
Brief reading
It is used to argue that the messenger’s task was to inaugurate human governance, not to bring miracles.
Axes
- Political and social
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Denial of miracle: 2
- Human governance: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to redefining the function of revelation within the social domain.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Religion and Authority, p. 74: He cites it to argue that the messenger was not tasked with producing a supernatural sign for people, because his mission was to inaugurate human governance, not to prove prophethood through miracles.
- Concept: Denial of miracle
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “Why were the miracles withheld from the Seal of the Prophets, as Sūrat al-An’am makes clear: {And if their turning away is burdensome for you … so that you might bring them a sign …}”
Related books
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