al-Mu'minun 12-14

This locus gathers 3 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as it appears

We created man from an extract of clay …

The verses are presented as an example of a reading that sees in them knowledge of embryonic development and a correspondence with modern science.

It enters into the network of cosmic verses that are read as an indication of the creation of human being.

Islam and Human Being, p. 40: he cites it as evidence that the Qur’an presents scientific knowledge about embryonic development that modern science understands.
- Concept: Human creation
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «- { We created man from an extract of clay … } (al-Mu’minun 12-14)»
Islam and Human Being, p. 42: he uses it as an example of verses that are read scientifically, linking it to modern embryology as a cognitive witness.
- Concept: Genetic creation
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «Considering the words of the Exalted: { We created man from an extract of clay … } (al-Mu’minun 12-14)»
The State and Society, pp. 153-154: he treats it as a scientific text that corresponds to the stages of embryonic development, and through it shows the inadequacy of the traditional reading in understanding the cosmic verses.
- Concept: Embryology
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «{We created man from an extract of clay…} (al-Mu’minun 12–14)»
- The corresponding traditional reading: in the books of the tradition, one finds about it only a few pages containing much scientific illusion.

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