This axis gathers one location of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, connecting it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
Indeed, We sent it down on the Night of Decree
Brief reading
The verse is used to affirm that the Qur’an was made public and became accessible to human comprehension on the Night of Decree all at once.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Night of Decree: 2
- Qur’an’s public manifestation: 1
- Human comprehension: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the idea of the Qur’an’s beginning to be present within the human domain.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Context: 1
Locations of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 133: he uses it to affirm that the Qur’an’s public manifestation and human comprehension occurred all at once on the Night of Decree.
- Concept: Night of Decree
- The verse’s function here: Context
- Textual evidence: «{Indeed, We sent it down on the Night of Decree} (Predestination 1), that is, it became capable of being apprehended by the human being.»
Related books
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