This locus gathers 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, connecting it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
O you who were given the Book, believe in what We have sent down, confirming that which is with you …
Brief Reading
Shahrur uses it to affirm that the Qur’an confirms what is with the People of the Book in terms of rulings, while the distinction between message and narratives remains.
Axes
- Faith-related
- Narrative and historical
Related Concepts
- Confirmation: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It functions to connect the Qur’an to what preceded it without abolishing the distinctions.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 397: He uses it to affirm that the Qur’an confirms what is with the People of the Book in terms of rulings, while the distinction between message and narratives remains.
- Concept: Confirmation
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «The Exalted said: {O you who were given the Book, believe in what We have sent down, confirming that which is with you …} (al-Nisa’ 47). This confirms that confirmation is always of rulings»
Related Books
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