This axis gathers 2 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 cited
Then We produced him as another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators.
Brief reading
The verse is used to affirm the uniqueness of the human being and the non-identity of individuals, and to distinguish between divine creation and human industrial or creative making.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Creation: 3
- Human being: 1
- Uniqueness: 1
- Creativity: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the concept of the human being as a distinct entity within the system of creation.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Places of use
- The State and Society, p. 35: He cites it to affirm the uniqueness of the human being and the non-identity of individuals, in contrast to the uniformity of electronic devices.
- Concept: creation
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «{Then We produced him as another creation, so blessed is Allah, the best of creators} (al-Mu’minun 14).»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 528: He employs it to affirm that human beings have the capacity for industrial or creative making, at a lower rank than divine creation.
- Concept: creation
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «Allah creates and the human being creates, but Allah is the best of creators: {So blessed is Allah, the best of creators}»
Related books
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