This axis gathers two places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as stated
THE HOUR HAS DRAWN NEAR, AND THE MOON HAS SPLIT
Brief reading
The verse appears as an example of the meaning of nearness in Qur’anic usage, and with it Shahrur explains the root meaning of splitting as division into two halves.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- nearness: 2
- splitting: 2
- division: 1
- Qur’anic context: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves a semantic construction that links linguistic meaning with Qur’anic context.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Example: 1
- Support: 1
Places of use
- Toward New Principles for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 109: He uses it to indicate bringing near something thought to be far away, but which has become, in light of Qur’anic context, something near.
- Concept: nearness
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «– { اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ } (al-Qamar 1).»
- Toward New Principles for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 250: He uses it to explain the linguistic root of splitting as division into two halves.
- Concept: splitting
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «والشق هو النصف، والانشقاق هو الانشطار إلى نصفين، كما في قوله – تعالى –: { اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ }»
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of atlas construction.