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 cited
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَاطِلًا
Brief reading
He relies on it to affirm the negation of futility in creation and to open the way to reading the universe as purposive.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Methodological
Associated concepts
- the futile: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to build a view that grounds the meaning of purpose in creation and knowledge.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought, p. 37: He uses it to negate futility in creation and to reinforce that studying the universe is possible and purposeful.
- Concept: the futile
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «- {وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَاطِلًا …} (ص 27)»
Related books
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