This axis gathers 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, along with the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as it appears
And he certainly saw him in another descent * At the Lote Tree of the Farthest Boundary * Near it is the Garden of Refuge
Brief reading
Shahrur distinguishes between the Garden of Refuge and the Garden of Reward, and makes the verse a key for understanding the perception of the Ascension on this basis.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Garden of Refuge: 2
- Garden of Reward: 1
- Perception of the Ascension: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into the network of distinguishing between the degrees of Paradise and their meanings.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 321: distinguishes between the Garden of Refuge and the Garden of Reward, and uses the verse to interpret the perception of the Ascension on this basis.
- Concept: Garden of Refuge
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: «He indicated that there is a Paradise that has no relation to the Paradise of the pious or the Paradise of reward and punishment, which he called the Garden of Refuge in the words of God: {And he certainly saw him in another descent…} (Najm 13–15).»
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of building the atlas.