This axis 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 text as quoted
READ, AND YOUR LORD IS THE MOST GENEROUS, WHO TAUGHT BY THE PEN, TAUGHT HUMAN BEING WHAT THEY DID NOT KNOW
Brief reading
The verse makes human knowledge a gradual path that advances through the pen and knowledge toward truth.
Axes
- methodological
- faith-based
Related concepts
- knowledge: 2
- pen: 1
- knowledge: 1
- truth: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It represents a foundation in constructing a conception of knowledge as ascent.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundational: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought, pp. 37-38: He makes it the basis for the idea that human knowledge advances through the pen/distinction, and that knowledge is a means of approaching truth.
- Concept: knowledge
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «- {READ, AND YOUR LORD IS THE MOST GENEROUS … TAUGHT BY THE PEN …} (al-‘Alaq 3–5)»
Related books
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