This thematic entry brings together 2 instances 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 Noah called to his Lord and said, “My Lord, indeed my son is of my family…”
Reader’s Response
The Question
How does Shahrur use Noah’s statement, “Indeed my son is of my family,” in his discussion of loyalty?
Shahrur uses the verse as evidence of familial loyalty as an instinctive form of loyalty; he presents Noah’s call concerning his son as an example of the family bond, not as a detailed interpretation of the son’s fate or of the criterion for salvation.
Shahrur considers Hud 45 an example of “familial loyalty” among the forms of loyalty that emerged with human social life.
Evidence and Location
Islam and Humanity — location not specified.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence cites the verse as an example of familial loyalty and does not explain God’s response to Noah in the following verses.
- This evidence alone does not establish the claim that the criterion for salvation in the story is action rather than lineage.
- The verse is not taken here as an analysis of clan or tribal loyalty; the specific use is familial loyalty.
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Brief Reading
The verse is used as an example of the presence of familial loyalty, while emphasizing that the criterion for salvation remains connected to action rather than lineage.
Themes
- Human and ethical
- Narrative and historical
Related Concepts
- Familial loyalty: 3
- Salvation: 1
- Action: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to the tension between family affection and the ethical standard.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Example: 2
Instances of Use
- Islam and Humanity: He uses it as an example of familial loyalty before it develops into broader forms.
- Concept: familial loyalty
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: “{ And Noah called to his Lord and said, ‘My Lord, indeed my son is of my family …’ } (Hud 45).”
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 172: He uses it to show that familial loyalty may lead Noah to seek salvation for his son, but it does not alter the criterion for salvation, which is based on action.
- Concept: familial loyalty
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: “{And Noah called to his Lord and said, ‘My Lord, indeed my son is of my family…’} (Hud 45).”
Related Books
This page is presented within the general methodology for constructing the atlas.