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
Related concepts
- 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..}»
Related books
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