This locus brings together 2 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as it appears
AND YOU DO NOT WILL UNLESS GOD WILLS
Brief reading
It is used to build the idea that human freedom lies within God’s will and the limits of knowledge and wisdom.
Loci
- Faith
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Will: 3
Its place in the network of concepts
It connects human choice and divine will within a single conception.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Foundation: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 330: He uses it to say that God’s will encompasses both uprightness and deviation, while practical choice remains with the human being.
- Concept: Will
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ…} (الإنسان ٣٠).»
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 57: He makes the verse a basis for linking human freedom to divine will within the bounds of knowledge and wisdom.
- Concept: Will
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual evidence: «There is an interconnection between divine will and human will … as indicated by the Almighty’s saying: { وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ … } (الإنسان ٣٠).»
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of constructing the atlas.