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

A BOOK whose verses have been elaborated in a Qur’an in clear Arabic for a people who know

Brief reading

It is used to establish that only some of the ambiguous text is what accepts elaboration and interpretation.

Axes

  • methodological
  • linguistic and semantic
  • Elaboration of the ambiguous: 2
  • The ambiguous: 1
  • Interpretation: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It works to define the limits of engaging with the ambiguous.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Uses

  • A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 42: cited to show that only some of the Qur’anic ambiguous text accepts elaboration and interpretation.
    • Concept: Elaboration of the ambiguous
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «These are the verses in which some of the ambiguous verses found in the Qur’an were elaborated only, according to His saying: { A BOOK whose verses have been elaborated … } (Fussilat 3)»

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