al-Baqarah 46

This locus gathers 2 instances of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Text of the verse as cited

THOSE WHO THINK THAT THEY WILL MEET THEIR LORD AND THAT THEY ARE RETURNING TO HIM

Brief reading

The verse is used to show that ẓann can mean certainty, not doubt.

Loci

• linguistic and semantic

Related concepts

• ẓann: 3

Its place in the conceptual network

It serves the semantic distinction according to Qur’anic context.

The verse’s role in the argument

• distinction: 2

Instances of use

• The Book and the Qur’an, p. 275: he uses it to show that ẓann can also carry the meaning of certainty, not merely doubt.
  • Concept: ẓann
  • Function of the verse here: distinction
  • Textual evidence: “It also came with the opposite meaning, namely certainty, in the statement of the Exalted: {those who think that they will meet their Lord and that they are returning to Him} (al-Baqarah 46).”
• Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, pp. 52-53: he uses it to prove that ẓann can mean certainty rather than doubt depending on context.
  • Concept: ẓann
  • Function of the verse here: distinction
  • Textual evidence: “As for the meaning of certainty, it has come in the statement of the Exalted: {those who think that they are meeting their Lord …} (al-Baqarah 46).”

Related books

• The Book and the Qur’an
• Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation

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