This axis brings together 1 location where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
Say, nothing will befall us except what God has written for us
Brief reading
It supports the idea that misfortune occurs within laws and objective causes written by God, not in an arbitrary manner.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Decree and destiny: 2
- Causes: 1
- Misfortune: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It connects belief in decree and destiny with understanding the law operative in events.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Usage locations
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 19: He uses it to explain that misfortune takes place within objective laws and multiple causes written by God, not in an arbitrary way.
- Concept: decree and destiny
- The verse’s function here: support
- Textual evidence: «{قُلْ لَنْ يُصِيبَنَا إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا} (التوبة ٥١)»
Related books
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