This axis brings together 2 loci where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The Text of the Verse as Cited
So leave Me with whoever denies this discourse
Reader’s Answer
The Question
Where does the verse occur, how does Shahrur distinguish “discourse” (hadith), and what function does the verse serve in his argument?
The verse occurs in al-Qalam 44. Shahrur defines “discourse” (hadith) as reports of cosmic and human events, distinguishing this domain from rulings and legislation. He cites the verse to establish that this aspect of the Qur’an is open to affirmation as true or denial.
Shahrur places the verse in Surat al-Qalam, verse 44, in his discussion of Qur’anic “discourse” (hadith). He distinguishes “discourse” (hadith) as reports connected to cosmic and human events, encompassing what has passed and what occurred during the Prophet’s time, and states that this type of verse is not a domain of rulings or legislation. In Shahrur’s argument, al-Qalam 44 serves as evidence that this aspect of the Qur’an is susceptible to affirmation as true and denial.
The Citation and Its Location
A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation — p. 34.
Limits of the Reading
- The attached citation is from A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 34, not from the usage locus listed for Qur’anic Stories, vol. 2, p. 8.
- The citation does not establish that “discourse” (hadith) is synonymous with the Qur’an as a whole; rather, it presents it within a distinction between verses concerning events and rulings and legislation.
- The citation does not establish an independent characterization of the verse as a report signifying existence and history; what it does establish is the connection of discourse (hadith) to cosmic and human events and its susceptibility to affirmation as true or denial.
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Brief Reading
The verse is used to support the idea that the Qur’an is a discourse (hadith) that can be affirmed as true or denied, and that it is a report bearing significance for existence and history.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related Concepts
- discourse (hadith): 2
- affirmation of discourse: 2
- denial: 1
- report: 1
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It belongs to the network of discourse (hadith) as divine speech open to reception and examination.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 2
Usage Loci
- Qur’anic Stories, vol. 2, p. 8: He uses it to affirm that the Qur’an called itself a discourse (hadith) and threatened those who deny it.
- Concept: discourse (hadith)
- The verse’s function here: Support
- Textual citation: “And He undertook to call them to account in His saying, Exalted is He: {So leave Me with whoever denies this discourse…} (al-Qalam 44).”
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 34: He cites it to affirm that Qur’anic discourse (hadith) is open to affirmation as true or denial as a report concerning existence and history.
- Concept: affirmation of discourse
- The verse’s function here: Support
- Textual citation: “{ So leave Me with whoever denies this discourse… } (al-Qalam 44).”
Related Books
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