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.
Verse Text as Cited
فَبَعَثَ اللهُ غُرَابًا يُبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيُرِيَهُ كَيْفَ يُوَارِي سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ …
Brief Reading
He makes the story of the raven evidence that human beings learned to bury the dead through concrete imitation, not through abstract knowledge.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Human and ethical
Related Concepts
- Burying the dead: 2
- Raven: 1
- Imitation: 1
Its Position in the Concept Network
It is connected to the beginnings of practical learning in human beings.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Example: 1
Instances of Use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 268: He makes the story of the raven evidence that human beings learned to bury the dead through concrete imitation, not through abstract linguistic knowledge.
- Concept: burying the dead
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «Human beings’ practice of burying the dead … as indicated by His saying تعالى {فَبَعَثَ اللهُ غُرَابًا يُبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ …}»
Related Books
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