This axis gathers 2 instances 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
They said, “O Noah, you have argued with us and have greatly prolonged our argument.”
Brief reading
The verse is used as an example of the dialogue and argument between the prophet and his people, and of the gradation of discourse in the narrative context.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- dialogue: 2
- argument: 2
- discourse: 1
- revelation: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the distinction between modes of speech in Qur’anic narrative.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Example: 1
Uses
- The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 2, p. 12: He employs it to indicate the development of language to a level that allows argument and revelation in Noah’s time.
- Concept: dialogue
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «And this is confirmed by His saying تعالى about the dialogue between Noah and his people: {They said, “O Noah, you have argued with us and have greatly prolonged our argument…”} (Hud 32)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 278: He uses it as an example of argument between the prophet and his people as an intellectual confrontation between two sides.
- Concept: argument
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: «3- {They said, “O Noah, you have argued with us and have greatly prolonged our argument..”} (Hud 32).»
Related books
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