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

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا لُقْمَانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنْ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ

Brief reading

Luqman is cited as evidence that wisdom may be granted to someone other than a prophet or messenger, so it is not confined to the messengerly Sunna.

Axes

  • faith-based
  • methodological
  • Wisdom: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It serves to distinguish the source of wisdom from the rank of prophethood and messengerhood.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna, p. 49: Luqman is cited as evidence that wisdom may be granted to someone other than a prophet or messenger, and thus it is not valid to confine it to the messengerly Sunna.
    • Concept: wisdom
    • Function of the verse here: support
    • Textual evidence: «فالله تعالى يقول {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا لُقْمَانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنْ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ…} لقمان ١٢»
  • The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna

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