This axis 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 text as cited
AND [REMEMBER] WHEN GOD TOOK THE COVENANT OF THE PROPHETS … THEN BEAR WITNESS, AND I AM WITH YOU AMONG THE WITNESSES
Brief reading
Shahrur relies on the verse to establish the idea of the extended covenant among the prophets, and that the messages came in a sequence that is completed by Muhammad.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Covenant of the prophets: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It constitutes a conceptual root for reading the messages as a connected covenant.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundational: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 109: He makes it the basis for his statement that divine teachings came in the form of an extended covenant before Muhammad and were then completed with him.
- Concept: Covenant of the prophets
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «as in His saying تعالى: {وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ …} (Aal Imran 81).»
Related books
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