This axis brings together 1 occurrence 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
“Do you wonder that a reminder has come to you from your Lord?”
Reader’s answer
Question
Where does the verse appear, what does Shahrur understand by “remembrance,” and what function does it serve in his argument?
The verse appears in Al-A’raf 63. Shahrur employs it as evidence that the concept of remembrance and reminding of God appeared in its earliest forms; its function is to support a point within an account of the features of an early stage, rather than to construct a terminological distinction between Qur’anic terms.
Shahrur cites Al-A’raf 63 as evidence for the emergence of the concept of remembrance and reminding of God in its earliest forms.
Citation and location
Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2 — p. 14.
Limits of the reading
- The attached passage establishes Shahrur’s use of the verse as evidence for the stated claim, but does not explain a detailed linguistic or terminological definition of remembrance.
- The citation alone does not establish the details of its connection to the context of Noah’s story or a precise dating of the concept’s beginning, beyond the inclusion of the claim within his presentation of the stage.
- No semantic relation between “remembrance” and “reminding” should be inferred merely from their occurrence in the wording of the citation.
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Brief reading
It is cited as evidence for the emergence of the concept of remembrance and reminding of God in its beginnings with Noah.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Faith-related
Related concepts
- Remembrance: 2
- Noah: 1
- Reminding: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It links the beginning of messengerly narratives with the emergence of the function of reminding.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Occurrences of use
- Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2, p. 14: It is cited as evidence for the emergence of the concept of remembrance and reminding of God in its beginnings with Noah.
- Concept: remembrance
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: “As evidenced by His, exalted is He, saying: {Or do you wonder that a reminder has come to you from your Lord…} (Al-A’raf 63)”
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