This axis gathers 2 instances 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 given
The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by their Lord’s permission, with every command
Brief reading
He connects it to the spirit and the divine command, and through it distinguishes between inzāl and tanzīl in describing the angels.
Axes
- Faith
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Spirit and command: 2
- Tanzīl: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into a network that distinguishes between modes of divine presence in discourse.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Distinction: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 94: He cites it as evidence that the Spirit comes in the context of the divine command and the revelation in the Night of Decree.
- Concept: Spirit and command
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «- {The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by their Lord’s permission, with every command} (Al-Qadr 4).»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 267: He distinguishes through it between inzāl for concrete, visible angels and tanzīl for invisible angels.
- Concept: Tanzīl
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual citation: «But when God sends down the angels and they are not seen by the senses, He uses the form tanzīl, as in His saying, {The angels descend …}»
- Counter-traditional reading: Angels are invisible to the senses
Related books
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