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
Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Ever-Bestowing.
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Āl ʿImrān 8 occur in the evidence, and what does Shahrur’s use of it establish?
The verse occurs at the end of page 546 of the Book and the Qur’an, within a personal plea that Shahrur offers after speaking about his work and not claiming perfection. The evidence establishes his invocation of the verse in a context of asking that hearts not deviate and for mercy, rather than constructing a terminological distinction or a detailed interpretive argument around it.
Shahrur invokes Āl ʿImrān 8 as part of a personal plea at the close of this passage in the book. In the evidence, the invocation of the verse is connected to seeking steadfastness after guidance and seeking mercy, in a supplicatory context rather than as an analysis of the verse.
Evidence and Location
the Book and the Qur’an — p. 546.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence does not offer a specific terminological distinction between the words of the verse or its concepts.
- The evidence does not establish that Shahrur makes the verse evidence for an independent interpretive or methodological thesis.
- This passage alone does not establish that the verse directs the reading toward “the concluding meaning of supplication” as an argumentative function.
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Brief Reading
The verse appears as a supplication seeking steadfastness and mercy, and Shahrur uses it to direct the reading toward the concluding meaning of supplication.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Steadfastness: 2
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It enters the network of steadfastness as a faith-based request that guides understanding rather than judgment.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Context: 1
Instances of Use
- the Book and the Qur’an, p. 546: He cites it in the concluding supplication to seek steadfastness and mercy.
- Concept: steadfastness
- Function of the verse here: context
- Textual evidence: “And I hope that, before God, I may be among those of whom He said: {Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us…}”
Related Books
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