This locus 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.
Verse text as cited
{Indeed, God is the Cleaver of the seed and the date stone}
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to explain the cycle of life and death in plants as an example of revival after death.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Cleaving: 2
- Cycle of life and death: 1
- Revival after death: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to giving a natural example of the meaning of revival.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- State and Society, p. 95: He uses it to explain the cycle of life and death in plants as an example of revival after death.
- Concept: Cleaving
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «Because of His—Exalted is He—saying: {Indeed, God is the Cleaver of the seed and the date stone} (Al-An’am 95)»
Related books
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