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

The verse as cited

AND THE EARTH, AFTER THAT, HE SPREAD IT OUT

Brief reading

He uses it as an example of the meaning of (after) in the temporal succession between creation and spreading out.

Loci

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Narrative and historical
  • Posteriority: 2
  • Temporal succession: 1
  • Creation: 1
  • Spreading out: 1

Its position in the network of concepts

It enters the network of temporal meaning within Qur’anic narrative.

The role of the verse in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • The Qur’anic Storytelling vol. 2, p. 128: He uses the verse as an example of (after) in the accusative to indicate temporal succession between creation and spreading out.
    • Concept: posteriority
    • Function of the verse here: example
    • Textual evidence: «as in His saying تعالى {وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ دَحَاهَا} (An-Nazi’at: 30)»

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