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 it appears
And when he came to the water of Midian, he found upon it a group among the people watering
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to argue that ummah may mean a group brought together by a single, specific behavior such as watering.
Axes
- Political and social
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Ummah: 2
- Watering: 1
- Group: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to expand the concept of ummah beyond its common meaning.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 170: He cites it to argue that ummah may refer to a group united by a single behavior, namely watering.
- Concept: Ummah
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual citation: «{And when he came to the water of Midian, he found upon it a group among the people watering} (al-Qasas 23).»
Related books
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