This axis gathers 1 locus of use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as quoted
AND IT IS NOT THE WORD OF A POET; LITTLE IS IT THAT YOU BELIEVE
Brief reading
Shahrur considers it a truthful report showing that the revelation is not poetry, and that its purpose prevents treating it with the logic of frivolity.
Axes
- methodological
- faith-based
Related concepts
- frivolity: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It supports the distinction between revelation and poetry within the reading method.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 89: He considers it a truthful report showing that the revelation is not poetry, and that its importance lies in preventing it from being treated with the logic of poetry.
- Concept: frivolity
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «When He — Exalted — says: { AND IT IS NOT THE WORD OF A POET; LITTLE IS IT THAT YOU BELIEVE } (al-Ḥāqqa 41), … this is a truthful report»
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of constructing the atlas.