This axis brings together 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 stated
{Or do they say, “He has fabricated it”? Say, “Then bring ten surahs like it, fabricated…”}
Brief reading
Shahrur understands it as a challenge that distinguishes between Qur’anic formulation and an attempt to imitate the subject matter, not merely the wording.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Challenge and inimitability: 2
- Qur’anic formulation: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It separates between the nature of the Qur’anic text and its imitation at the level of expression and meaning.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 165: He understands it as a challenge that tests the possibility of formulating a non-Qur’anic subject in Qur’anic phrasing, not merely verbal imitation.
- Concept: challenge and inimitability
- Function of the verse here: distinction
- Textual citation: “And this is what came in God’s saying: {Or do they say, “He has fabricated it”? Say, “Then bring ten surahs like it, fabricated…”}”
Related books
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