This axis gathers 2 instances 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 I do not say to you that I possess the treasuries of God, nor do I know the unseen …”
Brief reading
The verse is used to affirm that the Prophet does not possess knowledge of the unseen, to establish Noah’s humanity, and to reject anything resembling the attributes of an angel.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Negation of the unseen: 2
- Negation of ownership: 2
- The Prophet’s humanity: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the limits of human knowledge and the negation of any claim to what does not belong to man.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- Islam and Man, p. 40: He repeats through it his argument that the Prophet does not possess knowledge of the unseen and does not claim it.
- Concept: Negation of the unseen
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{ وَلَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِنْدِي خَزَائِنُ اللهِ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ … } (هود ٣١)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 267: He uses it to emphasize Noah’s humanity and his rejection of claiming angelic attributes or knowledge of the unseen.
- Concept: Negation of ownership
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «Noah affirmed to them from his side the following: {وَلاَ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِنْدِي خَزَائِنُ اللَّهِ … وَلاَ أَقُولُ إِنِّي مَلَكٌ …}»
Related books
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