This axis brings together 3 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
{MY LORD, FORGIVE ME AND MY PARENTS}
Brief reading
The verse is presented as the first emergence of the concept of honoring one’s parents and as a sign of new human awareness.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Honoring one’s parents: 3
- Fatherhood: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It connects the Qur’anic story with the beginnings of family awareness.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Foundational: 3
Places of use
- The State and Society, p. 45: He makes it the first appearance of the concept of honoring one’s parents as a sign of the completion of human awareness beyond animality.
- Concept: Honoring one’s parents
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: “It first appeared in human history with Noah in his words — Exalted is He —: {MY LORD, FORGIVE ME AND MY PARENTS} (Noah 28).”
- The State and Society, p. 81: He makes it a sign of the beginning of human awareness of parents and of the family’s transition to the stage of fatherhood.
- Concept: Fatherhood
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: “The era of fatherhood in human history began with Noah … in His words — Exalted be He —: {MY LORD, FORGIVE ME AND MY PARENTS AND WHOEVER ENTERS MY HOUSE AS A BELIEVER} (Noah 28)”
- The Qur’anic Stories, vol. 2, p. 12: He considers it the first human value brought down by the divine command to Noah, namely asking forgiveness for one’s parents and family.
- Concept: Honoring one’s parents
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: “On Noah’s tongue: {MY LORD, FORGIVE ME AND MY CHILD AND WHOEVER ENTERS MY HOUSE AS A BELIEVER…} (Noah 28)”
Related books
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