This axis brings together 1 instance 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
{… I do not think that this will ever perish
Brief reading
The verse comes as an example of someone who clings to a rigid conception and resists development, and this is taken to be one of the manifestations of polytheism.
Axes
- Methodological
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Constancy: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the reading methodology that links doctrinal rigidity to the problem of understanding movement.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Example: 1
Usage instances
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 40: He uses it as an example of someone who clings to a rigid conception and resists development, and therefore counts it among the manifestations of polytheism.
- Concept: constancy
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual witness: «{ … إِنِّي أَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبِيدَ هَذِهِ أَبَدًا } (الكهف ٣٥).»
Related books
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