This axis brings together 1 locus of use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
Have they not seen how Allah initiates creation, then repeats it? … Say, travel through the earth and observe how He began creation …
Brief reading
The verse establishes a method of looking at history and investigating the origin of creation rather than settling for mythical conceptions.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Historical inference: 2
- Origin of creation: 1
- Field investigation: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It opens the door to historical inference as a path to understanding.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Establishing: 1
Locations of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 1, p. 17: He uses it to establish a method of looking at history and field research into the origin of creation instead of settling for mythical conceptions.
- Concept: Historical inference
- Function of the verse here: Establishing
- Textual evidence: «As we see, the Wise Revelation laid down these rules and emphasized the human duty to exercise independent judgment, as stated in the Almighty’s saying: {Have they not seen how Allah initiates creation … Say, travel through the earth and observe how He began creation …}»
Related books
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