This axis 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 cited
Knower of the unseen, so He does not disclose His unseen to anyone * except to one whom He has approved as a messenger …
Brief reading
It establishes the idea that God discloses the unseen only to a messenger He has approved, and that knowledge of it is sought from the text of the Qur’an alone.
Axes
- Faith
- Methodological
Related concepts
- the unseen: 2
- proximity: 2
- messenger: 1
- the Qur’an: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It draws the boundaries of knowledge of the unseen and its source.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Establishment: 1
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Humanity, p. 40: He builds on it that God discloses the unseen only to a messenger He has approved, and that knowledge of the unseen is sought from the text of the Qur’an alone.
- Concept: the unseen
- Function of the verse here: Establishment
- Textual evidence: «{ Say, “I do not know whether what you are promised is near … } (al-Jinn 25-28)»
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 109: He uses it to highlight that proximity here relates to the promised time, not to physical distance.
- Concept: proximity
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «– { Say, “I do not know whether what you are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a term.” } (al-Jinn 25).»
Related books
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