This locus brings together one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
{“And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal, by His permission, whatever He wills. Indeed, He is Most High, Most Wise.”}
Brief reading
The verse is used to infer how God’s speech is revealed, with its description being referred back to what is revealed.
Axes
- Faith
- Methodology
Related concepts
- Revelation: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to building Shahrur’s conception of revelation in terms of the mode of descent and its description.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundational: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 187: He cites it to infer how God’s speech is revealed, and makes the description “Most High, Most Wise” refer back to what is revealed.
- Concept: Revelation
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «{وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ… إِنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ}»
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of atlas construction.