This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
Indeed, I have turned my face toward the One who originated the heavens and the earth, as a hanif…
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to link hanifiyya with discovering change and constancy in the universe and in legislation.
Axes
- Methodological
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Hanifiyya: 2
- Change and constancy: 1
- Legislation: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to establishing a hanif conception that reads the norms and the laws within movement and constancy.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Usage instances
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, pp. 44-45: He uses it to link hanifiyya with discovering change and constancy in the universe and in legislation.
- Concept: Hanifiyya
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “Fitra has a relationship to hanifiyya, as in His saying تعالى: { إِنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ … حَنِيفًا … } (Al-An’am 79)“
Related books
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