This axis gathers 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 text as cited
He who taught by the pen * taught the human being what he did not know
Brief reading
He makes the pen the basis of the process of discernment and learning, from which human knowledge is founded in his view.
Axes
- Methodological
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Pen: 3
Its place in the network of concepts
It establishes the concept of reading and knowledge as foundational in understanding.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Establishing: 2
Instances of use
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 61: He makes the pen the instrument of discernment and learning on which human knowledge is based.
- Concept: Pen
- Function of the verse here: Establishing
- Textual evidence: «واﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﯿﺔ … ﻟﻘﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ: { اﻟﺬِي ﻋﻠﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻠﻢ * ﻋﻠﻢ اﻹﻧﺴﺎن ﻣﺎ ﻟﻢ ﯾﻌﻠﻢ }»
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 61: He links the pen to the process of discernment and learning as the basis of human knowledge.
- Concept: Pen
- Function of the verse here: Establishing
- Textual evidence: «واﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﯿﺔ … ﻟﻘﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ: { اﻟﺬِي ﻋﻠﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻠﻢ * ﻋﻠﻢ اﻹﻧﺴﺎن ﻣﺎ ﻟﻢ ﯾﻌﻠﻢ }»
Related books
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