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

No, it is but a word he is saying

Brief reading

The verse is used to distinguish between the word and speech in order to establish Shahrur’s analysis of the concept of utterance and clarification.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • the word and speech: 1
  • the word: 1
  • speech: 1
  • utterance: 1
  • البيان: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It enters into the network of distinction between expressions and meanings within the Qur’an.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • Drying Up the Springs of Terrorism, p. 233: It is cited in the linguistic distinction between the word and speech, to establish his analysis of the concept of utterance and clarification in the Qur’an.
    • Concept: the word and speech
    • The verse’s function here: Example
    • Textual evidence: «The word is a single word or a composite one… as in His saying—exalted is He—: {No, it is but a word he is saying} (Al-Mu’minun 100)»

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