The Prophets 80

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This locus brings together 1 occurrence of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Text of the Verse as Cited

And We taught him the craft of making protective garments for you, to shield you from your warfare

Reader’s Answer

Question

Where does the verse occur, how does Shahrur distinguish in it between clothing and figurative usage, and what function does it serve in his presentation?

The verse occurs in Surat al-Anbiya (80). Shahrur cites it among examples of “clothing and protective garments” in non-figurative usage, then distinguishes it from what he calls the word’s shift toward figurative meaning, where, in his view, it denotes wearing and ambiguity. Its function in the attached passage is as an example in this division, not as independent proof of a broader rule.

Shahrur cites The Prophets 80 among the attestations for “clothing and protective garments.” He distinguishes this context from the word’s shift toward figurative meaning, and regards its figurative signification as connected to wearing and ambiguity.

Citation and Location

Toward New Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence — p. 272.

Limits of the Reading

  • The cited passage does not explain in detail the nature of the “protective garments” in the verse, nor does it specify their material or intended form.
  • The passage does not establish that the verse alone founds a general interpretive rule; it occurs within a list of attestations.
  • This passage alone does not warrant attributing to him an explicit position affirming or denying synonymy between “clothing” and “protective garments.”
  • The mere grouping of verses in the cited passage does not imply that they share a semantic relation beyond the division explicitly stated by Shahrur.

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Brief Reading

Shahrur cites it to establish that clothing may occur in a concrete, literal sense and then be contrasted with figurative usage.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Legal
  • Clothing: 2
  • Literal meaning: 1
  • Figurative meaning: 1

Its Place in the Conceptual Network

It serves his method of tracing the movement of a word between literal and figurative meanings.

Role of the Verse in the Argument

  • Example: 1

Contexts of Use

  • Toward New Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 272: He cites it to establish that clothing may come in a concrete, tangible sense, then contrasts it with figurative usage.
    • Concept: clothing
    • Function of the verse here: example
    • Textual citation: “{ And We taught him the craft of making protective garments for you, to shield you from your warfare } (The Prophets 80)”

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