This hub 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 text as cited
AND I BREATHED INTO HIM FROM MY SPIRIT
Brief reading
Shahrur considers it a foundation for the transformation from human being to human, and thus a source of consciousness, knowledge, and legislation.
Hubs
- faith-based
- methodological
Associated concepts
- Breathing of the spirit: 2
- Spirit: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It occupies a central place in the network of spirit, consciousness, and the beginning of the human.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Foundational: 2
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 94: He makes it the basis of the transformation from human being to human and thus the source of knowledge and legislation.
- Concept: Breathing of the spirit
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «… as indicated by His saying, تعالى, {AND I BREATHED INTO HIM FROM MY SPIRIT…} (al-Hijr 29, p. 72).»
- A Guide to Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 59: He uses it to link the spirit with consciousness, knowledge, and legislation, not with bodily matter.
- Concept: Spirit
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «He transformed into a rational, conscious being through the breathing of the spirit into him, according to His saying, تعالى: {SO WHEN I HAVE SHAPED HIM AND BREATHED INTO HIM FROM MY SPIRIT … } (al-Hijr 29).»
Related books
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