The Intended Meaning
By utterance is meant the reasonable, logical clarification that carries meaning It is not merely a sound or articulation, but a meaningful formulation that conveys a clear and intelligible meaning
The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas
- Type of argument: definitional
- Movement of the argument: it defines utterance as an organized rational expression that carries meaning.
- Central terms: utterance, expression, reasonableness, meaning.
- Degree of centrality: central.
It makes utterance a semantic act rather than merely the production of sound, and thus places it within the sphere of logical meaning that can be understood and circulated among people.
Links that help with reading
- Muhammad Shahrur’s Drying Up the Springs of Terrorism
- The Book, the Qur’an, and the Mother of the Book
Basis
- Supporting text: «Utterance: the reasonable, logical بيان that carries meaning».
Place of the Basis in the Book
- Book: Drying Up the Springs of Terrorism.
- Location: in the final section of the book
- Type of basis: close evidence.
- Mark to help verification: the heard, reasonable word
- Reading note: it works as evidence because it defines utterance as a rational expression that carries meaning, not merely sounds.
Degree of Documentation
- Level: directly documented
- Meaning of the level: the atom is based on an explicit witness close to the formulation of the claim.
- Limits of reading: the formulation above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is transmitted textually.
Editorial note
The atom redefines utterance as a semantic function.