This locus gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
BECAUSE HE IS A POSSESSOR OF WEALTH AND SONS
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Qur’an 68:14 occur, how does Shahrur use it to distinguish between the qualified noun and the attribute, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The verse occurs in Surat al-Qalam (14). Shahrur employs it as an example to show that “dhā māl” means “a possessor of wealth,” then builds on this example his reading of “the Qur’an, dhī al-dhikr,” in which the Qur’an is the qualified noun and the Reminder is its attribute.
Shahrur cites Qur’an 68:14, “because he is a possessor of wealth and sons,” and explains “dhā māl” as meaning “a possessor of wealth.” He uses this example in the context of distinguishing between the qualified noun and the attribute: for him, the Qur’an is the qualified noun, and the Reminder is an attribute of it in the phrase “and the Qur’an, dhī al-dhikr.”
Citation and Location
The Book and the Qur’an — p. 49.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation establishes Shahrur’s use of the verse as an example and his reading of the phrase “dhī al-dhikr,” but it does not provide an independent analysis of the context of the verse in Surat al-Qalam or its occasion of revelation.
- The citation does not establish a general linguistic rule beyond the example offered by Shahrur.
- No judgment concerning synonymity, or its denial, between other terms is attributed to the citation.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur cites the verse to clarify that Qur’anic expression may describe something by an inherent attribute, preparing the way for reading “dhī al-dhikr” as an attribute.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Attribute: 2
- Possessor of wealth: 1
- Dhī al-dhikr: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to the question of Qur’anic description and its syntactic significance.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Example: 1
Instances of Use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 49: He cites the verse to clarify that Qur’anic expression may describe something by an inherent attribute, as in “dhā māl,” meaning a possessor of wealth, preparing the way for his reading of “dhī al-dhikr” as an attribute of the Qur’an rather than identical with it.
- Concept: Attribute
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual citation: “{BECAUSE HE IS A POSSESSOR OF WEALTH AND SONS} (al-Qalam 14), that is, a possessor of wealth.”
Related Books
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