This locus gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Verse text as cited

اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ …

Brief reading

He uses it to distinguish the divine name “Allah” as the title of divinity, in contrast to “the Most Merciful” as the title of lordship.

Loci

  • Faith-based
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Divinity: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It is linked to divinity within a semantic distinction between names and functions.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 35: He uses it to distinguish the divine name “Allah” as its title of divinity, in contrast to “the Most Merciful” as the title of lordship.
    • Concept: Divinity
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual citation: «{اللهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ …} (السجدة ٤)»

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