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

The verse text as quoted

And Noah, when he called out before, so We responded to him

Brief reading

Shahrur cites it to clarify that the phrase “before” may extend to a very distant past.

Axes

  • Narrative and historical
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • The past: 2
  • before: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It is connected to a temporal reading of Qur’anic phrases within the context of narration.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 1, p. 129: He cites it to support the view that “before” may reach back into the past for many centuries.
    • Concept: The past
    • Function of the verse here: Example
    • Textual evidence: “{And Noah, when he called out before, so We responded to him} (Al-Anbiya: 76)“

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