This axis collects 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
WHEN THE EARTH IS SHAKEN WITH ITS [FINAL] SHAKING
Brief reading
He makes it an example of the moment of final collapse when human beings reach the peak of epistemic arrogance.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- End of history: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the end of history as an image of the breaking of human conceit.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- The State and Society, p. 13: He employs it as an example of the moment of final collapse when human beings reach the peak of epistemic arrogance and imagine that they have become gods.
- Concept: End of history
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual citation: “For His, exalted be He, saying: {WHEN THE EARTH IS SHAKEN WITH ITS SHAKING} (al-Zalzalah 1).”
Related books
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