Al-Mu'minun 83

This locus gathers 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

We were promised this before, we and our forefathers.

Brief reading

Shahrur uses it to indicate that “before” may extend over decades of the past, not to one specific time alone.

Loci

• Narrative and historical

Associated concepts

• the past: 2
• before: 1
• time: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It supports an understanding of temporal extension in Qur’anic narrative.

The verse’s role in the argument

• Example: 1

Instances of use

• The Qur’anic Narrative, Vol. 1, p. 129: He uses it to indicate that “before” may extend over decades of the past, not to one specific time alone.
  • Concept: the past
  • Function of the verse here: Example
  • Textual citation: “{We were promised this before, we and our forefathers} (Al-Mu’minun: 83)”

Related books

• The Qur’anic Narrative, Vol. 1

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