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 cited

Gardens of Eden, which they enter; they are adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their clothing therein is silk

Brief reading

He cites it among examples of the literal meaning of clothing before moving on to say that the verse in al-A’raf tends toward metaphor.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Legislative
  • Clothing: 2
  • Literal meaning: 1
  • Metaphor: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It enters into the comparison between literal meaning and metaphor in Qur’anic usage.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • Toward a New Founding for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 272: He cites it among examples of the literal meaning of clothing before determining that the verse in al-A’raf tends, in his view, toward metaphor.
    • Concept: clothing
    • Function of the verse here: example
    • Textual citation: «{ THEIR CLOTHING THEREIN IS SILK } (Fatir 33)»

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