This locus gathers 1 instance 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
{ His companion said to him, while conversing with him: “Have you disbelieved in the One who created you from dust, then from a drop of semen, then fashioned you as a man?” }
Brief Reading
The verse supports the idea that the word rajul may refer to the bipedal being, not only to the male.
Loci
- Linguistic and semantic
Related Concepts
- Men: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It serves to determine the lexical meaning of the term within Qur’anic usage.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Toward a New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, pp. 242-243: cited to show that the Arabic word rajul may occur in the sense of a bipedal being, not the male alone.
- Concept: men
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «And his saying: { … ثم سواك رجلا }»
Related Books
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