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 as quoted
And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, behold, your people shouted in derision … They cite it only for contention; rather, they are a quarrelsome people.
Brief reading
Shahrur reads the two verses as exposing contentious dispute, not reconciliatory dialogue.
Loci
- Linguistic and semantic
- Faith-related
Related concepts
- Debate: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
They enter the network of debate, which distinguishes contention from dialogue.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of the tradition: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 279: He uses it to cite contentious debate as explicit contention rather than reconciliatory dialogue.
- Concept: debate
- Function of the verse here: critique of the tradition
- Textual evidence: “And He, Glory be to Him, made this clear in His saying: {And when the son of Mary was presented as an example … They cite it only for contention; rather, they are a quarrelsome people} (Az-Zukhruf 57–58).”
Related books
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