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 it appears
And We taught him the making of a garment for you, to protect you from your harm
Brief reading
Shahrur cites it to prove that clothing may come with a tangible meaning first, then be contrasted with a metaphorical usage.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Clothing: 2
- Literal meaning: 1
- Metaphorical meaning: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It serves his method in tracing the transfer of a term between the literal and the metaphorical.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 272: He cites it to establish that clothing may come in the sense of a real, tangible thing, then contrasts it with metaphorical usage.
- Concept: clothing
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: «{ وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لِبُوسٍ لَكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُمْ مِنْ بَأْسِكُمْ } (الأنبياء ٨٠)»
Related books
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