This axis brings together 1 occurrence of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
.. remember me before your lord..
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, what does Shahrur distinguish in it, and what function does it serve in his argument about remembrance?
The phrase occurs in Joseph 42. Shahrur uses it as evidence within his construction of a definition of remembrance: the spoken human linguistic form in Arabic through which the Qur’an became mentioned and publicized among people. In the accompanying evidence, the verse is not treated as an independent interpretation of the context of Joseph’s story.
Shahrur cites the phrase “remember me before your lord” from Joseph 42 as an example of remembrance as presence in a linguistic form through which one is mentioned among people. He distinguishes remembrance as the spoken human linguistic form in an Arabic tongue into which the Qur’an was transformed, linking it to recitation and public proclamation among people.
Evidence and Location
The Book and the Qur’an — p. 49.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence does not provide a detailed interpretation of the context of Joseph 42 or explain Joseph’s relationship with the prison companion.
- The evidence does not establish that every Qur’anic use of the root “dhikr” equals this definition without exception.
- On the basis of this passage alone, the meaning of “declaration” is not attributed to the verse except insofar as Shahrur uses it within his definition of remembrance, the spoken form, and public proclamation.
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Brief Reading
The verse serves as an example that, for him, remembrance denotes public proclamation and openly expressed verbal declaration among people.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
Related Concepts
- Remembrance: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to the concept of remembrance as a verbal indication understood through usage.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Example: 1
Locations of Use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 49: He cites it as evidence for the meaning of public proclamation and mention among people, to show that remembrance for him is the publicly declared linguistic form.
- Concept: remembrance
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: “{.. remember me before your lord..} (Joseph 42)”
Related Books
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