This axis brings together 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
SAY, IF THE HOME OF THE HEREAFTER WITH GOD IS EXCLUSIVELY YOURS, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL PEOPLE, THEN WISH FOR DEATH…
Brief reading
It is cited to criticize the Jews’ conception of the Hereafter and their attachment to this world, and to cast doubt on the soundness of their present creed.
Axes
- Faith-related
Related concepts
- The Last Day: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters the network of criticism of a faith-based conception when it is separated from action.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of the tradition: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 244: cited to criticize the Jews’ conception of the Hereafter and their attachment to this world, and to cast doubt on the soundness of their present creed.
- Concept: The Last Day
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the tradition
- Textual evidence: «This is what you read in His saying تعالى: {قُلْ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ…} (al-Baqarah 94–96).»
- The corresponding traditional reading: the current creed among Jews regarding the Last Day
Related books
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