This locus gathers 1 instance 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
And the one who was saved of the two remembered after a period and said, “I will inform you of its interpretation…”
Brief reading
The verse supports the idea that the word ummah may be understood as temporal extension rather than only as a community.
Loci
- linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- temporal span: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves the multiplicity of meaning in a single root within the linguistic reading.
The role of the verse in the argument
- support: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 179: He uses it to show that “ummah” can mean a period of time, thereby establishing the multiple meanings of the same root.
- concept: temporal span
- function of the verse here: support
- textual citation: ““… AND REMEMBER AFTER A UMMAH I WILL INFORM YOU OF ITS INTERPRETATION…” (Joseph 45).”
Related books
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