Joseph 30

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This node gathers 3 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Verse Text as Cited

And women in the city said: The wife of al-Aziz is seeking to seduce her young man from himself; he has captivated her with love. Indeed, we see her in clear error

Brief Reading

For Shahrur, the verse establishes a reading in which “fatā” and “fatāt” denote companionship and social association, not age.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Political and social
  • Human and ethical
  • fatā and companionship: 2
  • fatāh: 2
  • fatā: 2

Its Place in the Conceptual Network

It is linked to a network of concepts that reassigns terms according to their social position in the text.

The Verse’s Role in the Argument

  • Foundation: 2
  • Example: 1

Pages in the atlas that refer to this verse

These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.

Instances of Use

  • State and Society, p. 265: The verse is cited to show that “fatā” does not mean young in age, but rather a companion, an attendant who serves or accompanies and receives care and counsel.
    • Concept: fatā and companionship
    • Function of the verse here: Foundation
    • Textual witness: “{And the women in the city said: The wife of العزيز is seeking to seduce her fتى from himself…} (Joseph 30) … we would obtain the meaning of the adjectival noun (fتى): the accompanying, attendant, and closely associated person”
  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 293: It is cited to show that, in his usage, fatāt is a woman linked to another person, not a biological age category.
    • Concept: fatāh
    • Function of the verse here: Foundation
    • Textual witness: “Hence, He – Exalted be He – said: {The wife of al-Aziz is seeking to seduce her young man from himself …} (Joseph 30).”
  • A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 65: Used as an example to affirm that fatā indicates a social or functional association.
    • Concept: fatā
    • Function of the verse here: Example
    • Textual witness: “Likewise Joseph was the fatā of al-ʿAzīz … hence God said: { … The wife of al-ʿAzīz is seeking to seduce her fatā … } (Joseph 30).”

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