This axis gathers 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 cited
We did not teach him poetry, nor is it fitting for him
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to affirm that the problem lies in receiving the Qur’an, not in its truthfulness, and not in its being poetry.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Absurdity: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It participates in regulating the reading between true meaning and the method of understanding.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Towards New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 89: He uses it together with the verse of al-Haqqa to affirm that the Qur’an is not poetry, and that the problem lies in how we receive it, not in its truthfulness.
- Concept: absurdity
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «And he says: { We did not teach him poetry, nor is it fitting for him } (Ya-Sin 69); this is truthful news»
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of building the atlas.