This axis gathers 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 as cited
{ THAT IS BECAUSE GOD SENT DOWN THE BOOK WITH THE TRUTH, AND THOSE WHO DISAGREED CONCERNING THE BOOK WERE IN FAR-REACHING SCHISM }
Brief reading
The verse is used to define the Book as the totality of what was sent down of verses and surahs, not legislation alone.
Axes
- Methodological
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- The Book: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It establishes the meaning of the Book in the holistic reading of the text.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundational: 1
Uses
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 32: Cited to define the Book as the totality of what was sent down of verses and surahs, not legislation alone.
- Concept: The Book
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual citation: «{ ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ … } (البقرة ١٧٦)»
Related books
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