This axis 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.
Text of the Verse as Given
{QADْ JAA’AKUM BASA’IRU MIN RABBِKUM FAMAN أبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ عَمِيَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَفِيظٍ}
Brief Reading
According to Shahrur, the verse comes to negate any guardianship of the messenger over people, and to confine his role to conveying and clarifying.
Axes
- Political and social
- Methodological
Related Concepts
- Negation of guardianship: 2
- Conveyance and clarification: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is linked to a conceptual network that distinguishes between communication and the power of coercion or guardianship.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Critique of the heritage: 1
Uses
- The State and Society, p. 303: He employs it to negate the messenger’s role as guardian or trustee over people, and to confine him to conveying and clarifying.
- Concept: Negation of guardianship
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the heritage
- Textual evidence: “This is stated explicitly in His — exalted — saying: - {قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ بَصَائِرُ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ … وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَفِيظٍ} (al-An’am 104),”
Related Books
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