This axis gathers 1 usage of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
He said, “I am the servant of God; He has given me the Book and made me a prophet.”
Brief reading
It comes with the previous verse to reinforce the idea that prophethood may appear as an exception to the usual chronological order.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Prophethood: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It affirms the exceptions in the course of prophethood within the narrative reading.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Context: 1
Usage occurrences
- The Qur’anic Stories vol. 2, p. 179: He uses it together with the previous verse to support exceptions to the chronology of prophethood from the rule he derived from Joseph.
- Concept: Prophethood
- Function of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: “And the Messiah was given the Book and made a prophet (the Spirit), while he was still in his mother’s womb (see Maryam 29, 30).”
Related books
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