This locus 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 cited
And say: Praise be to God. He will show you His signs, and you will know them. And your Lord is not heedless of what you do.
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse supports the idea that the human stage is based on perceiving God’s signs in the universe and on knowledge, rather than relying on sensory miracles.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Knowledge of the signs: 2
- God’s signs in the universe: 1
- Knowledge: 1
- Sensory miracles: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into his distinction between knowledge of the signs and the seeking of the extraordinary.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Religion and Authority, p. 74: He cites it to affirm that the human stage is based on perceiving God’s signs in the universe and on knowledge, not on sensory miracles.
- Concept: knowledge of the signs
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «The inauguration of the stage of “human sovereignty,” related invisibly to God without the sensible or the visible, so that human beings may come to know God’s signs in His saying تعالى: {And say, “Praise be to God. He will show you His signs, and you will know them …}“»
Related books
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