This axis gathers 1 place of use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, along with the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
By the dawn * and by ten nights * and by the even and the odd
Brief reading
The verses establish a cosmic reading that sees in them an indication of the first explosion and the stages of the evolution of matter.
Axes
- Methodological
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Cosmic explosion: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It opens the door to linking text and cosmos in a general interpretive reading.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Foundational: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 202: He interprets it as an indication of the first cosmic explosion and the stages of matter’s evolution, not the customary devotional meaning.
- Concept: cosmic explosion
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «He said in it تعالى {وَالْفَجْرِ * وَلِيَالٍ عَشْرٍ * وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ} (al-Fajr 1–3): the dawn is the first cosmic explosion»
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of constructing the atlas.