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 text as cited
Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, then say, “This is from God”
Brief reading
He uses it to challenge the rabbis’ attribution of their own interpretations to the rulings of the Book among the Jews.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Forging rulings: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the critique of attributing rulings to revelation without rightful basis.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of the heritage: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 101: He uses it to challenge the rabbis’ attribution of their own interpretations to the rulings of the Book among the Jews.
- Concept: Forging rulings
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the heritage
- Textual evidence: «… as we see among them rulings brought by their rabbis… and regarding this God said: {Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands…}»
- Corresponding traditional reading: The rabbis’ interpretations added to the Book
Related books
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