This axis brings together 3 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking them to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
HAS THE REPORT OF THE OVERWHELMING EVENT REACHED YOU
Brief reading
The verse is read as a report of a future occurrence, and it enters into the construction of the concept of the ḥadīth, which includes reports about the unseen and events.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- ḥadīth: 3
- future unseen: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the concept of the ḥadīth in its relation to what will occur later.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Example: 2
- Foundational: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2, p. 7: He employs it together with other verses to establish that the Qur’an brings together cosmic and historical events in its construction.
- Concept: ḥadīth
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «{ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْعَاشِيَةِ} (الغاشية ١)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 82: He treats the ḥadīth here as future news because al-Ghashiyah is among the coming unseen.
- Concept: future unseen
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «And by way of example, His saying تعالى {هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ} (الغاشية ١), and the ḥadīth in the verse includes news because it is a future unseen»
- Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 34: He cites it within the definition of ḥadīth as a report about cosmic and human events.
- Concept: ḥadīth
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «{ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ } (الغاشية ١)»
Related books
- The Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2
- The Book and the Qur’an
- Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation
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