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
  • 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)»

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