This axis brings together 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 cited
AND WITH THE TRUTH WE SENT IT DOWN, AND WITH THE TRUTH IT CAME DOWN
Brief reading
The verse establishes the idea of a revelation stripped of mediation by highlighting that the sending down took place outside the Prophet’s awareness and then moved into his heart.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Abstract revelation: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It forms a foundational point in constructing Shahrur’s conception of the nature of revelation.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Establishing: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 323: He uses it to prove that the sending down occurred outside the Prophet’s awareness and then was conveyed into his heart, as a prelude to the idea of abstract revelation.
- Concept: abstract revelation
- Function of the verse here: establishing
- Textual evidence: «By indication of His تعالى saying {وَبِالْحَقِّ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ وَبِالْحَقِّ نَزَلَ} (al-Isrāʾ 105), that is, the translation of the Qur’an into Arabic took place outside Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) awareness»
Related books
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