What Shahrur Says
Shahrur says of the term under discussion: “It has nothing to do with male children, but rather with construction.” He then states that his evidence consists of “two matters: the first linguistic, and the second Qur’anic and prophetic.” In his linguistic presentation, he refers to a rule he attributes to the lexicons and cites the example of “banānah” and the plural of the plural “banūn.”
Atlas Explanation
What is established here is Shahrur’s shift of the meaning of the term, in the passage he discusses, from male children to construction, grounding the argument first in language and then in Qur’anic and prophetic usage. Within the limits of this evidence, this does not mean that every occurrence of “al-banīn” or “al-banūn” bears this meaning.
For contextual follow-up: .
Synthetic Conclusion
This atom shows Shahrur’s method of using context and linguistic argument as an entry point for reconsidering the apparent meaning of a term; however, it is not sufficient on its own to establish a general lexicographical rule. It can be placed in the context of , together with its connection to the book’s structure in .
Open Question and Documentation Limits
The available quotation begins with “٤٦)”, so neither the name of the surah nor the full phrase to which the pronoun in “It has nothing to do with” refers is visible. The full page must therefore be consulted to verify the verse and context, and no more specific identification can properly be based on this excerpt alone.