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 as cited
And if you speak aloud, He knows the secret and what is even more hidden
Brief reading
It affirms that “what is even more hidden” here corresponds to the manifest and does not mean the deepest concealment.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- the hidden: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to distinguish between the apparent meaning and the imagined meaning in the reading.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Usage instances
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 276: He affirms that “what is even more hidden” for him is not the deepest concealment but corresponds to the manifest in this context.
- Concept: the hidden
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: “And His saying, Exalted is He, {And if you speak aloud, He knows the secret and what is even more hidden} (Ta-Ha 7) here, ‘what is even more hidden’ means the manifest.”
Related books
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