This locus gathers 2 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِنْ رَحْمَتِنَا أَخَاهُ هَارُونَ نَبِيًّا
Brief reading
The verse is used to strengthen a particular reading of brotherhood in the Qur’anic context, from which a conception is built of Aaron’s relation to Moses and maternal lineage.
Loci
- Narrative and historical
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Brotherhood: 3
- Aaron: 1
- Moses: 1
- Maternal lineage: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to the concept of brotherhood as a contextual indication rather than a mere apparent identity.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 213: He cites it to prove that “the brother of Aaron” in the Qur’an is brotherhood in the context that serves his prophethood and his relation to Moses, not merely apparent genealogical identity.
- Concept: Brotherhood
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “{وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِنْ رَحْمَتِنَا أَخَاهُ هَارُونَ نَبِيًّا} (Maryam 53).”
- The corresponding traditional reading: the orientalist reading that treated “sister of Aaron” as a historical error in lineage
- Islam and Faith, p. 214: He employs it to establish that Aaron is Moses’ brother from their mother, and from this he builds his conclusion about maternal lineage among the Children of Israel.
- Concept: Brotherhood
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: ”- {وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِنْ رَحْمَتِنَا أَخَاهُ هَارُونَ نَبِيًّا} (Maryam 53).”
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