This axis brings together 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

… how they invent lies against God…

Brief reading

Shahrur uses it to define lying against God as an act of invention and a forbidden sin.

Axes

  • Human and ethical
  • Faith-related
  • Falsehood against God: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It is connected to the tightening of the boundaries of speaking about God.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • Islam and the Human: He uses it to define lying against God as a forbidden sin equivalent to attributing false things to God.
    • Concept: Falsehood against God
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «- LOOK HOW THEY INVENT LIES AGAINST GOD … } (An-Nisa 50)»

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