This axis gathers 1 usage of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
They say, “Why has an angel not been sent down to him?” But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been settled, and then they would not be reprieved.
Brief reading
The verse comes as an example of the shift of revelation from personification to abstraction, and of how a sensory demand brings dialogue to an end.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Personified perception: 2
- Abstraction: 1
- Revelation: 1
- Sensory demand: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to distinguish levels of perception in Qur’anic discourse.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Usage locations
- The State and Society, p. 29: He uses it as an example of the shift of revelation from personification to abstraction and of how sensory demand calls for the end of dialogue rather than further interpretation.
- Concept: personified perception
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual witness: «{They say, “Why has an angel not been sent down to him?” But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been settled, and then they would not be reprieved} (Al-An’am 8),»
Related books
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