This locus gathers 3 instances 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 cited
HE SUPPLIED YOU WITH CATTLE AND SONS
Brief reading
The verse is read linguistically, distinguishing the meaning of sons as derived from building/construction, from the common understanding of offspring.
Loci
- Linguistic and semantic
- Political and social
Related concepts
- building: 2
- sons: 2
- cattle: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to constructing a different meaning for the two terms and expanding that meaning to signify urbanization and settlement.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 2
- Distinction: 1
Instances of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 2, p. 50: He interprets “sons” here as deriving from “building” rather than from male offspring, in order to establish a different linguistic reading.
- Concept: building
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: “sons: may come from the verb banana, and may come from the verb banā. That is, the sons in His saying, {HE SUPPLIED YOU WITH CATTLE AND SONS} (al-Shu‘ara 133)”
- The corresponding traditional reading: male children
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 504: He uses it to link sons to construction, refuge, and residence, not merely to male children.
- Concept: sons
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “And it has come with this true meaning in His saying, {HE SUPPLIED YOU WITH CATTLE AND SONS} (al-Shu‘ara 133)”
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 520: He uses it to link cattle to urban settlement and the transition from hunting to agriculture and construction.
- Concept: cattle
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “This is clear in His saying, {HE SUPPLIED YOU WITH CATTLE AND SONS}”
Related books
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