This axis gathers one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
WHY WAS THIS Qur’an NOT SENT DOWN UPON A MAN FROM THE TWO TOWNS, GREAT?
Brief reading
The verse appears in the context of explaining provision, the town, and social division, without being built into an independent argument.
Axes
- Political and social
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- town: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the town within a social context that clarifies the general meaning.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Context: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 352: He cites it within the context of explaining provision, the town, and social division, without building an independent argument on it.
- Concept: town
- Function of the verse here: context
- Textual evidence: «- {And they said, “Why was this Qur’an not sent down upon a man from the two towns, great?”} (al-Zukhruf 31).»
Related books
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