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
And when We said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam,” they prostrated, except Iblis; he refused and was arrogant, and was one of the disbelievers.
Brief reading
It places it within the sequence of stages of human creation so that it becomes a sign of Adam’s transition to the stage of heart-based awareness and the beginning of humanization.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Beginning of humanization: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to the path of the evolutionary reading of human history in the Qur’anic narratives.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Context: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 259: Places it within the sequence of stages of human creation so as to make it a sign of Adam’s transition to the stage of heart-based awareness and the beginning of humanization.
- Concept: Beginning of humanization
- Function of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: “We see the stage of heart-based awareness … In this stage, we note His saying, exalted is He, {وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِأَدَمَ …}”
Related books
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