This axis brings together 1 locus in which this verse is used in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
… as though it were a pearly star
Reader’s answer
Question
Where does Shahrur cite Light 35, what meaning does he distinguish for “durr,” and what function does the verse serve in his argument?
The citation appears in the Book and the Qur’an, p. 274. Shahrur distinguishes between “durr,” meaning giving, and “radd,” meaning returning something, and makes the description “a pearly star” an example that he explains in terms of transparency and the transmission of light.
Shahrur cites a phrase from Light 35 in his presentation of the meaning of “durr,” explaining the description “a pearly star” as transparent and transmitting light. In the same passage, Shahrur distinguishes between “durr,” which he takes to mean giving, and “radd,” which he takes to mean returning something.
Citation and location
the Book and the Qur’an — p. 274.
Limits of the reading
- The citation does not explicitly state that the meaning of “durr” is brightness.
- The citation does not establish that it is part of an argument about the correspondence between sounds and meanings.
- The citation does not explain the verse’s full context or offer a general interpretation of Light 35.
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Brief reading
Shahrur employs the verse to support the meaning of brightness and transparency for the root, in the context of the correspondence between sounds and meanings.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Contraries: 2
- Brightness: 1
- Transparency: 1
- Correspondence between sounds and meanings: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It forms part of the semantic reading of the root and its relations.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Example: 1
Locations of use
- the Book and the Qur’an, p. 274: He employs the verse to support the meaning of brightness and transparency for the verb/root in the context of the correspondence between sounds and meanings.
- Concept: Contraries
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual citation: “‘Durr’ means giving, as in His saying {.. as though it were a pearly star} (Light 35), that is, it is transparent and transmits light.”
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