Al-Shura 7

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This axis brings together 3 instances of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking them to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Text of the Verse as Cited

And thus We have revealed to you an Arabic Qur’an

Brief Reading

The verse is employed to clarify that revelation comes after the formation of a language capable of connecting sound and meaning, and to provide a context for the concept of the Mother of Cities and destiny.

Axes

  • Methodological
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Arabic revelation: 2
  • Destiny: 2
  • Mother of Cities: 2

Its Place in the Network of Concepts

It connects revelation, language, and ultimate outcome within a single framework of reading.

The Verse’s Role in the Argument

  • Support: 2
  • Context: 1

Instances of Use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 267: He cites it as evidence that revelation comes after the realization of an abstract language capable of connecting sound and meaning.
    • Concept: Arabic revelation
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual excerpt: “Similarly, revelation to the Prophet (PBUH) was … hence He added to it His saying, exalted is He: {And thus We have revealed to you an Arabic Qur’an}”
  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 227: He invokes it within his presentation of the hadith to demonstrate the content of determinism or final sorting implied by the hadith, then critically refers it back to the definitive verses.
    • Concept: Destiny
    • Function of the verse here: Context
    • Textual excerpt: “Then the Messenger of God (PBUH) cast them away with his hands, then said: Your Lord has finished with His servants: {A party in Paradise and a party in the Blazing Fire} (Al-Shura 7).”
  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, pp. 129–130: He presents it as a description of Mecca, as the only city that does not vanish in the symbolism of monotheism.
    • Concept: Mother of Cities
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual excerpt: “{ … that you may warn the Mother of Cities and those around it … } (Al-Shura 7),”

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