This locus 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.
Verse text as cited
… they distort the word from its places
Brief reading
Shahrur cites it to distinguish between distortion of wording and distortion of meaning, within the framework of his critique of inherited terminology.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Distortion of wording: 2
- Distortion of signification: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to separate the linguistic and semantic levels in reading.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of tradition: 1
Instances of use
- Draining the Sources of Terrorism, p. 171: cited to distinguish linguistic distortion from semantic distortion, in the context of his critique of modern juristic terminology.
- Concept: distortion of wording
- Function of the verse here: critique of tradition
- Textual evidence: «{… يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلْمَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهِ} (al-Ma’ida 13).»
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