This axis brings together 1 locus of use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The Verse as Cited
Indeed, I thought that I would meet my reckoning
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does the verse occur, how does Shahrur distinguish the meaning of “ẓanna” in it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The phrase occurs in al-Haqqah 19–21, within the words of one who is given his book in his right hand. Shahrur classifies “ẓanna” among verbs with two opposing meanings, and considers its usage here to indicate certainty rather than doubt. In his presentation, the function of the verse is to serve as Qur’anic evidence for this opposing meaning.
Shahrur cites al-Haqqah 19–21 among his proofs that “ẓanna” may mean certainty, as opposed to its meaning doubt in other passages.
Evidence and Location
The Book and the Qur’an — p. 275.
Limits of the Reading
- This reading is limited to the meaning explicitly stated by the evidence in the cited passage.
- The evidence does not independently explain in detail the meaning of the encounter or the reckoning, nor does it provide an additional interpretive rule for determining the meaning beyond the examples it presents.
- This passage is evidence of Shahrur’s distinction between two meanings of “ẓanna”; it is not, in itself, evidence of relations between other terms.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur makes it an example of how supposition here points toward the expectation of certainty regarding the encounter and reckoning.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related Concepts
- Supposition: 2
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It links linguistic meaning with the horizon of faith in the Hereafter.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Loci of Use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 275: He makes it an example of the use of supposition in the sense of expecting certainty regarding the encounter and reckoning.
- Concept: supposition
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “And His saying: {Then as for one who is given his book in his right hand … ‘Indeed, I thought that I would meet my reckoning’ * ‘So he will be in a life of contentment’} (al-Haqqah 19–21).”
Related Books
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