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.
Text of the Verse as Cited
And if you were to follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you, then indeed you would be among the wrongdoers.
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Muhammad Shahrur employ the phrase “after the knowledge that has come to you” in al-Baqarah 145?
Shahrur uses the verse as linguistic evidence that “after” indicates a temporal sequence between two events stated explicitly: the coming of knowledge and the following of desires. According to the verse’s construction, the following takes place after the coming of knowledge.
Shahrur cites al-Baqarah 145 among the examples of “before” and “after,” which he considers to indicate a temporal ordering between two matters stated explicitly.
Evidence and Location
Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 1 — p. 129.
Limits of the Reading
- At the end of the excerpt, there is a description that appears confused regarding the ordering of the two events in al-Baqarah 145 and 120. Therefore, this page relies on the wording of the verse itself and on his preceding statement that “after” indicates subsequent sequencing, without attributing the reverse ordering to him.
- The evidence does not explain the meaning of “knowledge” or “desires” in the verse, nor does it offer a legal or doctrinal analysis of it.
- Comparison with al-Baqarah 120, cited in the excerpt, is insufficient to establish an independent interpretive relationship between the two verses; the documented commonality is their use as examples of the same temporal particle.
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Brief Reading
The verse is presented as an example of temporal sequencing, where the expression indicates that following occurs after the coming of knowledge.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Narrative and historical
Related Concepts
- Temporal sequencing: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It serves the reading of temporal signification in narrative.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Example: 1
Instances of Use
- Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 1, p. 129: He uses it as an example of “after,” as indicating that following takes place after the coming of knowledge.
- Concept: Temporal sequencing
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: “{And if you were to follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you…} (al-Baqarah: 145)”
Related Books
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