This hub brings together 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

And We will surely test you until We know those among you who strive and those who are patient, and We will test your reports

Brief reading

He cites it to affirm that talk about the Prophet’s and his Companions’ battles is a matter of factual reports for those who lived through them.

Axes

  • Narrative and historical
  • Political and social
  • Present reports: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It places the prophetic event within the framework of lived historical report.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Uses

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 85: He cites it to affirm that talk about the Prophet’s and his Companions’ battles is a matter of factual reports for those who lived through them.
    • Concept: Present reports
    • The verse’s function here: Support
    • Textual citation: «… He said, تعالى {وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ … وَنَبْلُوَ أَخْبَارَكُمْ}»

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