This axis brings together 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 Cited
AND RECITE WHAT HAS BEEN REVEALED TO YOU FROM THE BOOK OF YOUR LORD; THERE IS NO CHANGER OF HIS WORDS, AND YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANY REFUGE APART FROM HIM
Brief Reading
The verse is used to support the idea that some of God’s words are fixed and unchanging, and that they represent a general law of existence.
Axes
- methodological
- faith-based
Related Concepts
- constancy: 2
- constancy of words: 2
- general law: 1
- non-alteration: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It supports a conception of the constancy of the Sunna and laws in Qur’anic reading.
The Role of the Verse in the Argument
- support: 2
Instances of Use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 58: He cites it to argue that the fixed part of God’s words does not change, and that it represents the general law of existence.
- concept: constancy
- function of the verse here: support
- textual evidence: «{.. لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ} (al-Kahf 27)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 91: He makes it evidence that Qur’anic laws do not accept alteration or allow escape from them.
- concept: constancy of words
- function of the verse here: support
- textual evidence: «{وَاتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ…}»
Related Books
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