This locus gathers 2 instances 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
{ … and speak to them in their souls an eloquent word }
Brief Reading
The verse is taken as a basis for defining balagh as conveying meaning, not verbal embellishment.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Rhetoric: 2
- Balagh: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It establishes a methodological understanding of balagh, away from ornamentation.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
- Foundation: 1
Instances of Use
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 35: cited to define balagh as conveying meaning, not verbal decoration.
- Concept: Rhetoric
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{ … وَقُلْ لَهُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَوْلًا بَلِيغًا } (النساء ٦٣).»
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 121: taken as a basis for defining balagh as conveying meaning with the fewest words, not ornate rhetorical beauty.
- Concept: Balagh
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual citation: «- البلاغ: هو أن يصل ما يريده المتكلم إلى السامع، ومنه البلاغة التي تكون في القول لقوله – تعالى –: { وَقُلْ لَهُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَوْلًا بَلِيغًا}»
Related Books
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence
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