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
{He said, “No food with which you are provided will come to you both without my informing you of its ta’wil.”}
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, what does ta’wil mean for Shahrur in it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The verse occurs in Surat Yusuf (37). Shahrur presents it as an example showing that ta’wil, in the context of a vision, is informing of the objective reality to which the vision comes, outside consciousness. Its function is to support his connection between “ta’wil” and the vision’s culminating in its realization, within his broader account of the concept of ta’wil.
Shahrur uses Yusuf 37 in the context of the vision of the two prison companions, and takes ta’wil here to be informing of the objective reality to which the vision ultimately leads. In the argument presented, the verse serves as an applied example of the definition of ta’wil as the transition of a vision from content in consciousness to an actualized reality outside consciousness.
Citation and Location
the Book and the Qur’an — p. 172.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation establishes this meaning within Shahrur’s presentation, but does not by itself establish that this is the only meaning of ta’wil in all Qur’anic usages.
- The citation does not demonstrate a relationship between this verse and any other verse merely because they share the word “ta’wil.”
- The page records Shahrur’s use of the verse and its function in his argument, not an independent exegetical judgment.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur cites it to show that ta’wil is informing of what a vision comes to in reality.
Axes
- Linguistic and Semantic
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Dream Interpretation: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It lies at the heart of his understanding of the meaning of ta’wil and visions.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Example: 1
Instances of Use
- the Book and the Qur’an, p. 172: He cites it to affirm that ta’wil is informing of what a vision comes to in reality.
- Concept: Dream Interpretation
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual citation: “{He said, ‘No food with which you are provided will come to you both without my informing you of its ta’wil.’}”
Related Books
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