This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Verse text as cited

And you thought evil thoughts about God

Brief reading

It is used linguistically to argue for the permissibility of inflecting the plural in a way that supports deriving «banūn» from «building/edifice».

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Methodological
  • Plural and derivation: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It enters the derivational network as a linguistic witness.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 2, p. 50: It is used linguistically to argue for the permissibility of inflecting the plural in a way that supports deriving «banūn» from «building/edifice».
    • Concept: Plural and derivation
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «as in His saying تعالى {وَتَظُنُّونَ بِاللهِ الظُّنُوَنَا} (Al-Ahzab 10)»

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