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

Indeed, those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it has come to them—and indeed, it is a mighty Book. * Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; a revelation from One Wise, Praiseworthy.

Brief reading

He cites it to designate the totality of the revelation as the Reminder, under which the Qur’anic elaboration falls.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Methodological
  • the Reminder: 2
  • revelation: 1
  • Qur’anic elaboration: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It connects the general name and the elaborated part of the text.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 105: He cites it to designate the totality of the revelation as the Reminder, under which the Qur’anic elaboration falls.
    • Concept: the Reminder
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «… which He called “the Reminder” in His saying, Exalted is He, {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِالذَّكَرِ…}»

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