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
  • 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)“

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