This axis brings together 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 as cited
And your Lord inspired the bee, saying, “Take for yourselves houses in the mountains…”
Brief reading
Shahrur cites the verse as an example of the innate inspiration of living beings in order to approximate, through it, the meaning of fitra in human beings.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Innate inspiration: 2
- Fitra: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It draws a parallel between human fitra and natural inspiration.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 2
Places of use
- Islam and Man: He uses it as an analogy for the human fitra that guides the being toward what suits it by nature.
- Concept: Innate inspiration
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual citation: «- { وَأَوْحَى رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ … } (النحل ٦٨)»
- Islam and Faith, p. 16: He cites it as an example of the innate revelation of creatures to approximate the meaning of fitra in human beings.
- Concept: Fitra
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual citation: «- { وَأَوْحَى رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ أَنِ اتَّخِذِي مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا… } (النحل ٦٨).»
Related books
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