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.
The verse text as quoted
وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُوا حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ
Brief reading
He cites it to show that the phrase «from before» may refer to a near past, not to a fixed, specific time.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- The past: 2
- From before: 1
- Near time: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves a more precise understanding of temporal expression in the text.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative vol. 1, p. 129: He mentions it to show that «from before» may refer to a relatively near past, that is, it does not denote a fixed, specific time.
- Concept: the past
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: «as in His saying تعالى {وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُوا حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ} (An-Nahl: 118)»
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