This locus 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 it appears

{The example of those who were burdened with the Torah and then did not carry it is like that of the donkey carrying tomes..}

Brief reading

It comes as an example of carrying texts without understanding, for the carrier remains as he is unless he grasps the meaning.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Human and ethical
  • Carrying knowledge: 2
  • Understanding: 1
  • Meaning: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It clarifies the difference between carrying the wording and apprehending its significance.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 154: He makes it an example of physically carrying texts without understanding; the carrier remains as he is if he does not grasp the meaning.
    • Concept: carrying knowledge
    • Function of the verse here: example
    • Textual citation: «And this also applies to the mountain, as in His saying تعالى {The example of those who were burdened with the Torah and then did not carry it is like that of the donkey carrying tomes..}»

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