This axis brings together 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 quoted
We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them except with truth
Brief reading
The verse reinforces the claim that the universe is a real and orderly reality, which opens the way to its study.
Axes
- faith-based
- methodological
Associated concepts
- truth: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It supports an epistemic conception that makes reality a field for understanding and inquiry.
The role of the verse in the argument
- support: 1
Uses
- The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought, p. 37: He relies on it to affirm that the objective existence of the universe is real and orderly, which opens the way to scientific inquiry into it.
- concept: truth
- function of the verse here: support
- textual evidence: «- {وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ} (الحجر 85)»
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of building the atlas.