This axis 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 as quoted
AND WE SENT DOWN TO YOU THE BOOK IN TRUTH, CONFIRMING WHAT WAS BEFORE IT OF THE BOOK AND AS A GUARDIAN OVER IT
Brief reading
Shahrur cites it to show that the Qur’an confirms what came before it and then exercises guardianship over it through preservation and oversight.
Axes
- methodological
- linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- guardianship: 2
- confirmation: 1
- preservation: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It establishes a complex relationship between the earlier books and the Qur’an.
The verse’s role in the argument
- establishment: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 101: cited to show that the Qur’an confirms what came before it and then exercises guardianship over it through preservation and oversight.
- concept: guardianship
- function of the verse here: establishment
- textual evidence: «… as He, the Exalted, said: {AND WE SENT DOWN TO YOU THE BOOK IN TRUTH, CONFIRMING … AND AS A GUARDIAN OVER IT}»
Related books
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