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
O Zechariah, indeed We give you good news of a boy whose name is John; We have not assigned to anyone before him the same name.
Brief reading
It is used to argue that “the boy” is a description of the one who is being given glad tidings, not a name for a slave or servant.
Loci
- Linguistic and semantic
- Political and social
Related concepts
- boy: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to re-calibrating the social meaning of the term “boy.”
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 263: It is used to argue that “the boy” is a description of the one who is being given glad tidings, not a name for a slave or servant.
- Concept: boy
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{O Zechariah, indeed We give you good news of a boy whose name is John …} (Maryam 7)»
Related books
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