This axis gathers 3 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
{He is the First and the Last..}
Brief reading
The verse is used to explain words that can bear opposites, and to affirm the perfection of divine knowledge and the coexistence of attributes without contradiction.
Axes
- Faith
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Opposites: 2
- Perfect knowledge: 2
- Divine attributes: 2
Its place in the concept network
It connects the structure of the Arabic language with the conception of divine attributes.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 3
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 171: He uses it to explain that ta’wil is one of the words of opposites in Arabic.
- Concept: Opposites
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «In this sense came His saying تعالى {هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ..}»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 325: He takes it as evidence for God’s unique possession of perfect knowledge and His lack of need for a partner or equivalent.
- Concept: Perfect knowledge
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ} (al-Hadid 3).»
- Draining the Sources of Terrorism, p. 35: He cites it in the context of discussing the conjunction of opposites in divine attributes without contradiction.
- Concept: Divine attributes
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ …} (al-Hadid 3)»
Related books
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