This axis gathers 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
Glory be to You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us
Brief reading
It is invoked to argue that knowledge of the unseen is confined to God, and that what is granted to messengers and saints is not absolute knowledge of the unseen.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Knowledge of the unseen: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It establishes the proper delimitation of the boundaries of faith-based knowledge and prevents extending it beyond its proper domain.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Towards a New Foundation for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 92: It is invoked to argue that knowledge of the unseen belongs exclusively to God, and that what is given to messengers and saints is not absolute knowledge of the unseen.
- Concept: Knowledge of the unseen
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «And the words of the angels: { Glory be to You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us } (al-Baqarah 32)»
Related books
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