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
AND YOU THOUGHT OF GOD [ALL KINDS OF] THOUGHTS
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, what distinction does Shahrur draw, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The phrase occurs in al-Ahzab 10. Shahrur employs it as a morphological example of zunun as a plural of a plural in his lexicographical presentation, then draws an analogy with the form banun in his argument denying its connection to male children and relating it to “building.”
Shahrur cites the phrase “and you thought of God [all kinds of] thoughts” from al-Ahzab 10 as an example of zunun in the context of presenting the inflection: zannānah, then zannān, then zunun. He distinguishes banun from male children; in his argument, he maintains that it is connected to building, and linguistically supports this through the inflectional example he gives for zunun and then for banānah/banān/banun.
Citation and Location
Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2 — p. 50.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not establish the derivation of banun from bināʾ (“building”); its wording connects it to bunyān (“construction”) and presents banānah/banān/banun.
- The citation does not explain the meaning of zunun in the verse exegetically; rather, it uses its morphological form as an example.
- This passage alone does not establish an independent linguistic rule; it reports it as attributed to lexicographers and refers to a lexicographical source.
- The connection between al-Ahzab 10 and al-Shuʿaraʾ 88 should not be understood as a verbal similarity or an exegetical relation; each has a different function within the presentation of the argument.
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Brief Reading
It is cited linguistically to support the permissibility of plural inflection in a manner that supports deriving banun from bināʾ/bunyān.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Plural and derivation: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It enters the derivational network as a linguistic citation.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2, p. 50: It is cited linguistically to support the permissibility of plural inflection in a manner that supports deriving banun from bināʾ/bunyān.
- Concept: Plural and derivation
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “as in His exalted saying, {AND YOU THOUGHT OF GOD [ALL KINDS OF] THOUGHTS} (al-Ahzab 10)”
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