Noah 1

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This locus brings together 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

{Indeed, We sent Noah to his people: “Warn your people before there comes upon them a painful punishment.”}

Reader’s answer

Question

How does Muhammad Shahrur employ Noah 1 in his definition of the term “qawm”?

Shahrur employs the verse as evidence that a “qawm” is a group of rational people, male and female, within a particular social environment. He considers the address to Noah’s people to mark the beginning of this usage in his account.

Here, Shahrur defines “qawm” as a group of rational people, male and female, in a particular social environment. He cites Noah 1, together with Noah 2 in the same passage, to say that this address first appeared with Noah.

Citation and location

The State and Society — p. 61.

Limits of the reading

  • The citation conveys Shahrur’s use of the verse but does not, on its own, establish the validity of his terminological definition or the exclusivity of this meaning in every occurrence of “qawm.”
  • The statement, “The use of the term qawm in conjunction with the verb qāla began with Noah,” occurs in the citation as an incomplete phrase after the words “and we have said that”; therefore, no broader conclusion may be built on an unavailable continuation.
  • The citation does not establish that the sharing of a “common language” forms part of Shahrur’s definition here; the available text mentions reason, males and females, and the social environment, not language.

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Brief reading

Shahrur makes it a basis for the idea that a qawm is a rational group addressed in a common language, and that this meaning appears from Noah onward.

Axes

  • Methodological
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Common language: 2

Its place in the concept network

It marks the beginning of the relationship between the qawm and shared address within a linguistic and methodological conception.

Role of the verse in the argument

  • Foundational: 1

Instances of use

  • The State and Society, p. 61: He takes it as evidence that a qawm is a rational group addressed in a common language, and that this meaning began with Noah.
    • Concept: Common language
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual citation: “This address first appeared with Noah in His—exalted be He—saying: {Indeed, We sent Noah to his people: ‘Warn your people …’} (Noah 1),”

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