This locus brings together 1 instance 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
We have certainly sent down to you a Book in which is your dhikr. Will you not then reason?
Reader’s Answer
The Question
Where does Shahrur employ The Prophets 10, what does dhikr mean for him, and what function does the verse serve in his argument?
Shahrur employs the verse on page 49 of the Book and the Qur’an, within his explanation of dhikr. He defines dhikr as the human linguistic form spoken in Arabic, into which the Qur’an was rendered and through which it was made known among people; he takes the verse’s address to the Arabs to concern the Arabic character of this form.
Shahrur defines dhikr as the human linguistic form spoken in an Arabic tongue into which the Qur’an was transformed, sent down, and made known among people, excluding the Muhammadan narratives in his presentation. He employs The Prophets 10 to support his connection between “your dhikr” and the Arabic character of the form through which the Qur’an is mentioned among people, and maintains that the address here is directed to the Arabs because the form is Arabic.
Citation and Location
the Book and the Qur’an — p. 49.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation establishes Shahrur’s use of the verse within his definition of dhikr and its connection to the Arabic character of the form and the address to the Arabs, but it does not establish that dhikr is merely a general attribute of the Qur’an without this terminological specification.
- The citation does not establish a judgment concerning the relationship of dhikr to any other Qur’anic terms, nor concerning synonymy or its denial.
- What is presented here is an account of the verse’s location and function in Shahrur’s argument on the attached page, not an assessment of the correctness of this account.
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Brief Reading
He uses it to affirm that the Qur’an has an attribute called dhikr, and that it is connected to the Arabic tongue and to addressing the Arabs.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Linguistic and semantic
Related Concepts
- dhikr: 2
- the Qur’an: 1
- Arabic: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It clarifies the connection of dhikr to the tongue in which the text addresses its audience.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- the Book and the Qur’an, p. 49: He uses it to affirm that the Qur’an has an attribute called dhikr, and that this attribute is connected to the Arabic tongue and to addressing the Arabs.
- Concept: dhikr
- The verse’s function here: Support
- Textual citation: “{We have certainly sent down to you a Book in which is your dhikr. Will you not then reason?} (The Prophets 10)”
Related Books
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