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 text as cited
AND THOSE WHO DISBELIEVED SAID, “SHALL WE DIRECT YOU TO A MAN WHO WILL INFORM YOU THAT, WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN TORN TO PIECES, EVERY LAST PIECE, YOU WILL SURELY BE IN A NEW CREATION?”
Brief reading
He cites it among examples of disbelief as an overt stance that manifests in speech, mockery, and direct confrontation.
Axes
- Political and social
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Mockery: 2
- Verbal disbelief: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters the network as a description of disbelief as an outward verbal behavior, not merely an inward state.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
- Support: 1
Places of use
- Islam and the Human: He mentions it among examples of disbelief as an overt stance and verbal confrontation.
- Concept: mockery
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual witness: «{ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى رَجُلٍ يُنَبِّئُكُمْ … } (Saba’ 7)»
- Islam and the Human: He cites it to show that disbelief, for him, is manifested in public speech that contradicts the message.
- Concept: verbal disbelief
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual witness: «- { وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى رَجُلٍ … } (Saba’ 7)»
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