Al-Hijr 28

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This axis gathers one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The Verse Text as Quoted

I am creating a human being from dry ringing clay, from altered black mud.

Brief Reading

The verse establishes a definition of human beings as a biological organism before entering into the meaning of humanization.

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  • Methodological
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Human beings: 2

Its Place in the Conceptual Network

It places the beginning of the concept at the level of natural formation, not social formation.

The Verse’s Role in the Argument

  • Establishment: 1

Instances of Use

  • A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 59: He uses it to establish the definition of human beings as a purely biological organism before humanization.
    • Concept: human beings
    • Function of the verse here: Establishment
    • Textual evidence: «It is a living being … as God Almighty says: { I am creating a human being from dry ringing clay, from altered black mud } (Al-Hijr 28).»

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