Al-Zumar 10

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This axis brings together 2 instances 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 cited

SAY: O MY SERVANTS WHO HAVE BELIEVED, BE MINDFUL OF YOUR LORD. FOR THOSE WHO DO GOOD IN THIS WORLD THERE IS GOOD, AND THE EARTH OF GOD IS WIDE. INDEED, THE PATIENT WILL BE GIVEN THEIR REWARD WITHOUT ACCOUNT.

Brief reading

Shahrur cites it to distinguish the form of address from the historical ruling, and for a methodological critique of the automatic division between Meccan and Medinan.

Axes

  • methodological
  • narrative and historical
  • Meccan and Medinan: 2
  • Critique of the Meccan-Medinan division: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It enters into a network of concepts that separates the structure of discourse from its history.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Distinction: 2

Instances of use

  • The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 1, p. 83: He uses it as an additional witness to the presence of address to believers in Meccan surahs, thereby undermining the automatic linkage between the form of address and the Medinan period.
    • Concept: Meccan and Medinan
    • Function of the verse here: Distinction
    • Textual witness: «And His saying تعالى {قُلْ يَا عِبَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ …} (al-Zumar: 10)»
    • The corresponding traditional reading: al-Wahidi’s statement: «and O you who have believed, then it is Medinan.»
  • The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 2, p. 83: He cites it as another indication that the presence of the address “those who have believed” does not prevent the verse from being Meccan, thus separating formulation from dating.
    • Concept: Critique of the Meccan-Medinan division
    • Function of the verse here: Distinction
    • Textual witness: «And His saying تعالى {قُلْ يَا عِبَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ …} (al-Zumar: 10)»
    • The corresponding traditional reading: the common argument for the Medinan character of verses addressed to believers.

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