This locus gathers 2 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse text as cited
[Praise be to God, who revealed the Book to His servant and did not make any deviation in it]
Brief reading
The verse is made the basis for defining the Book as a set of revealed topics between the covers of the mushaf, not merely as a separate part of the text.
Axes
- Methodological
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- the Book: 3
- revelation: 1
- the Qur’an: 1
- Mother of the Book: 1
- articulation of the Book: 1
- the seven oft-repeated: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the concept of the Book as a comprehensive structure that includes the Qur’an and its components.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
- Foundation: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 145: He cites it as evidence that revelation encompasses the entire Book, so that the Qur’an, the Mother of the Book, the articulation of the Book, and the seven oft-repeated are brought together within it.
- Concept: the Book
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{[Praise be to God, who revealed the Book to His servant and did not make any deviation in it]} (al-Kahf 1).»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 156: He uses it to define the Book as the set of topics between the covers of the mushaf from the standpoint of revelation.
- Concept: the Book
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual evidence: «And since the Book is the collection of topics found between the covers of the mushaf… revelation in it was summed up by His saying»
Related books
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