Al-Ma'idah 109

This axis gathers 1 place 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 Quoted

ALL-KNOWING OF THE UNSEEN

Brief Reading

The verse is used to establish the restriction of the absolute unseen to God alone, and to prevent attaching it to prophets or scholars.

Axes

• faith-related
• methodological

Related Concepts

• the unseen: 2
• God’s knowledge: 1

Its Place in the Conceptual Network

It enters into building a clear boundary between what belongs exclusively to God and what human beings can reach.

The Verse’s Role in the Argument

• support: 1

Places of Use

• Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 92: he makes it the basis for restricting the absolute unseen to God alone, without prophets or scholars.
  • Concept: the unseen
  • Function of the verse here: support
  • Textual evidence: «His description – exalted be He – of Himself as { عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ } (al-Ma’idah 109)»

Related Books

• Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence

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