al-Baqara 2

This axis gathers 3 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking them to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as it appears

ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ

The verse is used as an example of distinguishing the attribution of the Qur’an to God and of clarifying the distinctiveness of the Book’s guidance.

It is linked to the distinction of levels of discourse between the Book and the Qur’an and to the limits of infallibility in reception.

These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.

The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna, p. 45: He uses it as an example to show the difference between attributing the text to God and attributing it to the Messenger, in order to affirm that the Qur’an is the speech of God, not the speech of the Prophet.
- concept: the Book
- role of the verse here: Example
- textual evidence: “Today we recite the verses of the Wise Revelation and say: God Almighty said: {الم * ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ}”
The Book and the Qur’an, p. 45: He presents it as evidence that the Book has a special guidance for the Godfearing, distinct from the Qur’an’s guidance for all people.
- concept: the Book
- role of the verse here: Support
- textual evidence: “And His saying تعالى {ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ} (al-Baqara 2).”
Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 93: He cites it to connect the messengers’ infallibility within the bounds of the message to the Book’s integrity from doubt and defect.
- concept: infallibility
- role of the verse here: Support
- textual evidence: “This is all so that His saying, Most High, in describing His glorious Book may be true: { ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ } (al-Baqara 2).”

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