This node gathers 2 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
He sent down to you the Book with the truth
Brief reading
The verse is cited to support the idea that the Qur’anic report is true in itself, not merely news that may be mistaken.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- truth: 3
Its place in the conceptual network
It falls within a network that distinguishes between truth and ordinary news.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Uses
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 82: He cites it to state that the Qur’anic report is truth, not merely correctness or news that may be mistaken.
- Concept: truth
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{And We revealed to you from the Book, it is the truth} (Aal Imran 3)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 82: He uses it to support the idea that revelation came accompanied by truth, not as news that is open to affirmation and denial.
- Concept: truth
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «And {He sent down to you the Book with the truth} (Aal Imran 3).»
Related books
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