This axis gathers 1 place of use for this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

{إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ * … * سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ}

Brief reading

The surah presents a model for interpreting the Night of Decree as the moment of proclaiming the Qur’an in Arabic and the beginning of its accessibility to understanding.

Axes

  • Methodological
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Night of Decree: 2
  • The Qur’an: 1
  • Proclamation in Arabic: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It forms a foundation in Shahrur’s reading of the meaning of the night and its relation to the descent of the Qur’an.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Establishment: 1

Pages in the atlas that refer to this verse

These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.

Places of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 180: presents the surah as a model for interpreting the Night of Decree as the Qur’an’s proclamation in Arabic and the beginning of its intelligibility.
    • Concept: Night of Decree
    • Function of the verse here: Establishment
    • Textual evidence: “In light of the above, we will propose an interpretation of Surat al-Qadr: {إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ …}”

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