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

Text of the verse as cited

THAT HE HAD WEALTH AND CHILDREN

Brief reading

Shahrur cites the verse to show that Qur’anic expression may describe a thing by an inherent attribute, preparing for reading “of remembrance” as an epithet.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Methodological
  • Attribute: 2
  • Possessor of wealth: 1
  • of remembrance: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It is connected to the issue of Qur’anic description and its syntactic-semantic indication.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Uses

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 49: He cites the verse to show that Qur’anic expression may describe a thing by an inherent attribute, as in “DHĀ MĀL” meaning a possessor of wealth, preparing for his reading of “of remembrance” as an attribute of the Qur’an rather than its very essence.
    • Concept: Attribute
    • Function of the verse here: Example
    • Textual evidence: «{أَنْ كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ} (القلم ١٤) أي صاحب مال»

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