This axis gathers 2 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, along with the concepts and arguments that cluster around it.
The verse as cited
{And the Trumpet will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will swoon, except whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again, and at once they will be standing, looking on}
Brief reading
Shahrur makes it the basis for the idea of the two cosmic blasts, drawing on the linguistic meaning of saʿq.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Saʿq: 2
- The two blasts: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the construction of a cosmic vision that begins with annihilation and ends with resurrection.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Foundation: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 92: He relies on it to interpret saʿq in its linguistic sense as a violent sound, linking it to the punishment of the towns.
- Concept: Saʿq
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «So we go directly to verse 68 of Surat al-Zumar … and find that it tells us that when the Trumpet is blown on the Day of Resurrection, whoever is in the heavens and the earth will be struck by saʿq»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 203: He makes the verse evidence for the existence of two cosmic leaps: the first for annihilation and the second for resurrection.
- Concept: The two blasts
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual evidence: «The Qur’an expressed the two leaps in a single verse when it said: {And the Trumpet will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens … then it will be blown again, and at once they will be standing, looking on} (al-Zumar 68)»
Related books
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