This thematic cluster 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 …” He said, “O my people, indeed I am a clear warner to you.”

Brief reading

The two verses are cited as evidence that the qawm is a rational human group to which a discourse of warning is addressed.

Themes

  • Political and social
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • The qawm: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It connects the concept of the qawm to discourse and warning within a specific human group.

Role of the verse in the argument

  • Support: 1

Usage loci

  • Islam and the Human Being: It is cited as evidence that the qawm is a rational human group to which a discourse of warning is addressed.
    • Concept: the qawm
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual citation: “This discourse first appeared with Noah in His saying, exalted be He: { Indeed, We sent Noah to his people … } (Noah 1–2).”

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