Paradise Is a New Cosmos After the Earth Is Changed
Editorial verification status: This claim atom is extracted from an explanatory audiovisual source and has now been linked to the closest books within the Shahrur project at the book level. For precise academic citation, consult the original book and the original episode together.
Statement formulation
Shahrur says that Paradise is not merely an extension of this earth, but part of a “new cosmos” that appears after the earth is changed into other than the earth.
Explanation
He connects the verses “on the Day when the earth is changed to other than the earth, and the heavens” with the discussion of Paradise. He concludes that the description of eternity in it is tied to another cosmic stage, not to this worldly life. Paradise, then, is not a rearrangement of the current world, but a transition to a different order of existence. This is consistent with his interpretation of the phrase “as long as the heavens and the earth endure” as indicating a stage, not an earthly eternity.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This idea supports his thesis that eschatological recompense is not a direct projection of people’s current conceptions, but has its own Qur’anic structure. Accordingly, Paradise and Hell are part of another world that differs from familiar conceptions.
Limits of the claim
The idea does not specify in detail how this “new cosmos” will be; it only affirms that it is not the same as this world.
Brief evidence
“Paradise, in the Wise Revelation, is not a place… it is a new cosmos.”
Related links
- The Qur’an
- The Mother of the Book and Its Elaboration
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation