This axis brings together 2 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse text as cited
AND WE REVEALED TO MOSES AND HIS BROTHER…
Brief reading
Shahrur invokes the verse to establish Aaron’s presence as Moses’ brother in the context of the message, in support of a non-literal reading of the phrase “sister of Aaron.”
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Brotherhood: 3
Its place in the conceptual network
It connects brotherhood and the messengerly context in the construction of understanding.
Its role in the argument
- Context: 1
- Support: 1
Places of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 213: It is cited as evidence for Aaron’s presence as Moses’ brother in the context of revelation and the mission, which supports his non-literal reading of the phrase «Sister of Aaron.»
- Concept: Brotherhood
- Role of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: «{وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى مُوسَى وَأَخِيهِ…} (يونس ٨٧).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 214: It is cited as evidence that Aaron was mentioned as Moses’ brother after the revelation, paving the way for reading the kinship relation through the maternal line.
- Concept: Brotherhood
- Role of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «- {وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى مُوسَى وَأَخِيهِ…} (يونس ٨٧).»
Related books
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