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 if you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, then indeed you would, at that point, be among the wrongdoers.
Brief reading
The verse is presented as an example of the meaning of chronological sequencing, insofar as the expression indicates that following comes after the coming of knowledge.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Chronological sequencing: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves a reading of temporal meaning in narrative.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 1, p. 129: He uses it as an example of “after” as indicating that following occurs after the coming of knowledge.
- Concept: chronological sequencing
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: “{وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَكَ مِنْ الْعِلْمِ…} (البقرة: ١٤٥)“
Related books
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