This axis gathers 1 location where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as quoted
And when the word falls upon them, We will bring forth for them a beast from the earth that will speak to them
Brief reading
The verse is cited to frame the story of al-Jassasah within the unseen and wonders that are close to the legendary.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Methodological
Related concepts
- The unseen: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It places the narrative in its story frame, not in the position of precise Qur’anic exposition.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Context: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 228: He cites it to frame the story of al-Jassasah within the unseen and wonders that he sees as closer to legend than to precise Qur’anic clarification.
- Concept: The unseen
- Function of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: «And it is mentioned in His – تعالى – saying: {And when the word falls upon them, We will bring forth for them a beast from the earth that will speak to them} (al-Naml 82)»
Related books
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