This locus 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 We carried him on [a vessel] of planks and nails
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, what distinguishes it for Shahrur, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The verse occurs in The Moon 13. Shahrur employs it as evidence for the absence of tools or means of production at the stage he presents, describing the raft as made of wooden planks fastened with natural fibers. He separates this inference from his subsequent discussion of the absence of means of rowing, steering, and propulsion.
Shahrur employs The Moon 13 as evidence for the absence of tools or means of production, linking this to the construction of a raft from wooden planks bound together with natural fibers. Shahrur distinguishes between inferring from the verse the absence of tools or means of production and a separate subsequent point concerning the absence of means of rowing, steering, or propulsion.
Citation and Location
Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2 — p. 14.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not provide an independent technical definition of “dusur.”
- The citation does not establish, from the verse alone, a detailed technological history beyond the description offered by Shahrur.
- The verse should not be treated as direct evidence for the absence of means of rowing, steering, or propulsion; this is the subject of a later and distinct point in the same passage.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur uses it to indicate the primitiveness of the raft as a means and the absence of advanced means of production.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Planks: 2
- Raft: 1
- Primitive means: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It serves a material historical reading of the narrative.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2, p. 14: He uses it to indicate the primitiveness of the raft as a means and the absence of advanced means of production.
- Concept: Planks
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “as evidenced by His Exalted saying: {And We carried him on [a vessel] of planks and nails} (The Moon 13)”
Related Books
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