This locus 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
[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His unseen to anyone
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse comes to affirm that the unseen is not laid bare in an absolute sense except to God, and that what is disclosed of it to the messengers is a limited exception.
Axes
- Faith
- Methodological
Related concepts
- The unseen: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the idea of regulating the limits of knowledge of the unseen within the network of revelation and messengerhood.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Occurrences of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 92: He uses it to affirm that complete disclosure of the unseen belongs only to God, and that what the messengers possess is a limited exception.
- Concept: The unseen
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «وأنّه { عَلِيمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا } (الجن ٢٦).»
Related books
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