This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
{“And man is, more than anything, argumentative”}
Brief reading
In Shahrur’s reading, the verse affirms that human inclination toward argument is inseparable from the presence of consultation and the exchange of opinion in human social life.
Axes
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Human argumentation: 2
- Consultation: 1
- The other opinion: 1
Its position in the conceptual network
It is linked to the concept of human argumentation as a basis for understanding the other opinion within society.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- State and Society, p. 302: He uses it to affirm that consultation and the other opinion are consistent with human argumentative nature.
- Concept: Human argumentation
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «… and linked to His saying—Exalted is He—: {وَكَانَ الإِنسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا} (al-Kahf 54).»
Related books
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