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.
Text of the Verse as Cited
And peace be upon him on the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he is raised alive.
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Shahrur employ Mary 15, what does birth mean in it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
Shahrur employs the verse in «Islam and Faith» (p. 181) as evidence that “birth” means delivery and emergence from the womb into the light. The verse serves to distinguish this meaning from the description of the mother associated with pregnancy and care for the fetus in the womb.
Shahrur cites Mary 15 to define birth as delivery and the newborn’s emergence from the womb into the light. In his argument, the verse functions to distinguish birth from the description of the mother connected with pregnancy, nourishment of the fetus, and its care in the womb.
Citation and Location
Islam and Faith — p. 181.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not establish that the verse addresses the “subsequent stages” after birth; its use is confined to clarifying the meaning of birth as delivery and emergence into the light.
- The citation does not state a relation of synonymy or non-synonymy between the terms of the verse, nor does it permit deriving such a relation from verbal similarity alone.
- The distinction mentioned here is limited to contrasting birth with the description of the mother associated with pregnancy, within this specific passage.
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Brief Reading
For Shahrur, the verse appears as an example clarifying the meaning of birth as emergence into the world and distinguishing it from the subsequent stages.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Faith-related
Related Concepts
- Birth: 2
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It is connected to the chain of concepts that semantically reorganizes the stages of generation.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Example: 1
Locations of Use
- Islam and Faith, p. 181: He cites it to distinguish birth in the sense of emergence into the world from all subsequent stages.
- Concept: birth
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual citation: “{And peace be upon him on the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he is raised alive} (Mary 15).”
Related Books
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