This axis gathers 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 quoted

AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE ENUMERATED IN A BOOK

Brief reading

It is cited as evidence that everything in nature has a book, meaning laws and objective conditions that can be studied and harnessed.

Axes

  • methodological
  • linguistic and semantic
  • the Book: 2
  • laws of nature: 1
  • objective conditions: 1
  • harnessing: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It establishes a methodological understanding of the Book as an epistemic system in the universe.

The role of the verse in the argument

  • Establishment: 1

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 349: It is cited to argue that everything in nature has a book, that is, laws and objective conditions that can be studied and harnessed.
    • Concept: the Book
    • Function of the verse here: Establishment
    • Textual evidence: “And He, exalted be He, has informed us that everything has a book, as He said: {AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE ENUMERATED IN A BOOK} (An-Naba’ 29).”

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