This axis gathers 2 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 quoted
{ AND WE HAVE BROUGHT THEM A BOOK WHICH WE HAVE DETAILED ON THE BASIS OF KNOWLEDGE — A GUIDANCE AND A MERCY FOR A PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE }
Brief reading
The verse is employed to prove that the detailing in the message is legislative and objective, and that it explains the contents of the Mother of the Book and accepts ijtihad.
Axes
- Methodological
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Detailing of the Book: 3
Its place in the conceptual network
It forms support for the idea of detailing as a foundational principle in building legislation.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 41: It is used to prove that the detailing within the message itself is legislative detailing that guides, shows mercy, and accepts ijtihad.
- Concept: Detailing of the Book
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: ”{ AND WE HAVE BROUGHT THEM A BOOK WHICH WE HAVE DETAILED ON THE BASIS OF KNOWLEDGE … } (Al-A’raf 52).”
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 41: It is used to support the idea that the Qur’anic detailing is an objective explanation of the contents of the Mother of the Book.
- Concept: Detailing of the Book
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “The detailing of the topics of the Mother of the Book appears in the verses of detailing … according to His saying تعالى: { AND WE HAVE BROUGHT THEM A BOOK WHICH WE HAVE DETAILED ON THE BASIS OF KNOWLEDGE … } (Al-A’raf 52).”
Related books
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