This axis gathers one place 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 quoted
NONE DISPUTES THE SIGNS OF GOD EXCEPT THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE
Brief reading
It is read here as a statement that disputation over the signs of God is not merely a difference of opinion, but an obstinate stance that rejects the truth.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Disputation: 2
- Signs of God: 1
- Disbelieving stance: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters the network of disputation as behavior indicative of rejection.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of the inherited tradition: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 277: He relies on it to argue that disputation over the signs of God is not merely an internal difference, but an obstinate disbelieving stance.
- Concept: Disputation
- The verse’s function here: Critique of the inherited tradition
- Textual evidence: «- {NONE DISPUTES THE SIGNS OF GOD EXCEPT THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE…} (Ghafir 4).»
Related books
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