This locus gathers 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 as cited
THEY ARE, ON THAT DAY, CLOSER TO DISBELIEF THAN THEY ARE TO FAITH
Brief reading
In his view, the verse serves as an example that closeness may be moral rather than physical, in the context of elaborating the meaning of the term.
Loci
- linguistic and semantic
- methodological
Related concepts
- approaching: 2
- moral closeness: 1
- physical closeness: 1
- linguistic root: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It serves his construction of the distinction between direct lexical meaning and semantic usage.
The verse’s role in the argument
- example: 1
Instances of use
- Towards a New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 109: He cites it to clarify that closeness may be a moral closeness, not a physical one, within his elaboration of the root’s meaning.
- concept: approaching
- function of the verse here: example
- textual evidence: «– { هُمْ لِلْكَفَرِ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَبُ مِنْهُمْ لِلْإِيمَانِ } (Al Imran 167).»
Related books
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