Al-An'am 59

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This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that emerge around it.

The verse text as cited

… EXCEPT IN A CLEAR BOOK

Brief reading

In Shahrur’s view, the verse supports the idea that the Clear Book encompasses the minute particulars of the universe and nature.

Axes

  • Methodological
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • The Clear Book: 2
  • The comprehensiveness of the Book: 1
  • Material particulars: 1
  • The universe and nature: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It is connected to the concept of the comprehensiveness of the Book and to the linguistic reading that expands the meaning of the Clear Book.

The role of the verse in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 58: Cited as evidence for the comprehensiveness of the Clear Book with respect to all minute material particulars in the universe and nature.
    • Concept: The Clear Book
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual witness: «{… EXCEPT IN A CLEAR BOOK} (al-An’am 59)»

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