This axis gathers 1 locus of use for this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as it appears
They said, “Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may bear witness.”
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to infer that testimony may be immediate, in the presence of people and through direct observation.
Axes
- Methodological
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Present testimony: 2
- Direct observation: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It completes the network of distinction between epistemic testimony and present testimony.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Loci of use
- Islam and the Human Being: He cites it as evidence that testimony takes place before people and before their eyes, that is, testimony by direct witnessing.
- Concept: present testimony
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «And similarly in His saying تعالى: { قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَى أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ } (Al-Anbiya 61)»
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