This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
وَيُحِقُّ اللَّهُ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُجْرِمُونَ
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Shahrur use Yunus 82 to distinguish between command and prohibition, on the one hand, and God’s effective decree, on the other?
Shahrur cites Yunus 82 to treat the establishment of truth through “God’s words” as evidence that the irrevocable, effective decree pertains to God’s words, which he interprets as the objective laws of existence, rather than to mere commands and prohibitions, which may still be disobeyed.
Shahrur distinguishes between verses of legal rulings, which he describes as command and prohibition, and God’s words, which he regards as necessarily effective; for command and prohibition leave open the possibility of refusal or violation, unlike an effective decree. Shahrur uses Yunus 82 to support his claim that an irrevocable decree is effected only through God’s words, and he interprets these words as existence and its objective laws.
Citation and Location
The State and Society — p. 24.
Limits of the Reading
- This passage establishes Shahrur’s particular interpretation of God’s words and the effective decree; it does not, by itself, establish that this is the verse’s only Qur’anic meaning.
- The cited passage does not provide an independent linguistic study of the term “words,” nor does it determine a relation of synonymy or non-synonymy with other terms.
- The verse is cited here as evidence within Shahrur’s argument about decree, command, and prohibition, rather than as a comprehensive presentation of the context of Surat Yunus.
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Brief Reading
The verse supports the idea that an irrevocable decree is effected only through God’s words, understood as the laws of existence.
Axes
- Methodological
- Linguistic and Semantic
Related Concepts
- words: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It connects the word with the objective order in the conceptual reading.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- The State and Society, p. 24: He cites it to establish that an irrevocable decree is effected only through God’s words, understood as the objective laws of existence.
- Concept: words
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{وَيُحِقُّ اللَّهُ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُجْرِمُونَ} (Yunus 82),»
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