This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
We shall write down what he says
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse supports the idea that speech is written down and recorded after it is uttered, rather than remaining merely a transient sound.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Recording speech: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the concept of recording speech within a reading that treats utterance and action as matters of record and meaning.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 351: He uses it to indicate that speech itself is written down and recorded after it is uttered by the human being.
- Concept: Recording speech
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “And His saying: {No indeed, We shall write down what he says and extend for him the punishment ever further} (Maryam 79)”
Related books
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