This axis gathers 2 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, while linking them to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse as cited

{AND OF EVERY THING WE CREATED PAIRS, SO THAT YOU MAY REMEMBER}

Brief reading

Shahrur makes it the basis for the general law of pairing founded on oppositional duality and mutual influence.

Axes

  • Methodological
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Pairing: 2
  • Oppositional duality: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It enters into the construction of a comprehensive law that describes the orderliness of existence.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1
  • Foundation: 1

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 164: He uses it to establish the general law of pairing in existence.
    • Concept: Pairing
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «And he also said: {AND OF EVERY THING WE CREATED PAIRS, SO THAT YOU MAY REMEMBER}»
  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 201: He makes it the basis of the law of pairing founded on mutual influence and mutual being influenced between two different things.
    • Concept: Oppositional duality
    • Function of the verse here: Foundation
    • Textual evidence: «The optimal formulation of this law is found in His saying تعالى {AND OF EVERY THING WE CREATED PAIRS, SO THAT YOU MAY REMEMBER} (Al-Dhariyat 49).»

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