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 as quoted

“Do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord?”

Brief reading

It is cited as evidence for the emergence of the concept of remembrance and reminding of God in its earliest form with Noah.

Axes

  • Narrative and historical
  • Faith-based
  • remembrance: 2
  • Noah: 1
  • reminding: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It connects the beginning of prophetic narratives with the emergence of the function of reminding.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • The Qur’anic Narratives Vol. 2, p. 14: It is cited as evidence for the emergence of the concept of remembrance and reminding of God in its earliest form with Noah.
    • Concept: remembrance
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: “as indicated by His saying, exalted be He: {أَوْعَجِبْتُمْ أَنْ جَاءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ…} (Al-A‘raf 63)”

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