This hub gathers 3 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse text as cited
And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated and the mighty Qur’an
Brief reading
The verse is used to critique the traditional interpretation of the Seven Oft-Repeated, and to establish its distinction from the Qur’an.
Hubs
- methodological
- linguistic and semantic
- narrative and historical
Related concepts
- the Seven Oft-Repeated: 3
- the Qur’an: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It plays a role in redistributing concepts within the text rather than confining them to inherited meaning.
The role of the verse in the argument
- critique of the heritage: 1
- support: 1
- foundation: 1
Instances of use
- Religion and Authority, p. 73: He cites it to reject the traditional interpretation that identifies the Seven Oft-Repeated with the long surahs, and proposes that they are the seven heavens and the seven earths within a cosmic conception of succession.
- concept: the Seven Oft-Repeated
- function of the verse here: critique of the heritage
- textual citation: “The Seven Oft-Repeated are the seven heavens and the seven earths, not the long surahs as some commentators stated; for the long surahs, being part of the Qur’an, cannot be conjoined to the Qur’an in His saying: {And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated and the عظیم Qur’an}”
- corresponding traditional reading: The commentators mentioned make the Seven Oft-Repeated the long surahs.
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 45: He cites it to demonstrate coordination between distinct things, and thus the differentiation of the Qur’an from the Seven Oft-Repeated.
- concept: the Qur’an
- function of the verse here: support
- textual citation: “And His saying: {And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated and the عظیم Qur’an} (al-Hijr 87).”
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 85: He builds on it to distinguish between the Seven Oft-Repeated and the Qur’an, and states that there is a coordination between them indicating difference.
- concept: the Seven Oft-Repeated
- function of the verse here: foundation
- textual citation: “{And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated and the عظیم Qur’an} (al-Hijr 87).”
Related books
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