This axis gathers 3 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the Book will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought forth, and judgment will be passed among them in truth, and they will not be wronged.
Brief reading
The verse is used to connect witnessing to the eschatological scene, then to extend its meaning to epistemic witnessing in the case of one who announces knowledge that had been hidden from people.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- the witnesses: 2
- the eschatological scene: 2
- epistemic witnesses: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to the network of witnessing, eschatological transformation, and discovered knowledge.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Context: 2
- Grounding: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and the Human Being: He uses it within his linguistic inquiry to distinguish between the status of the witnesses and the status of those who witness, starting from the root of derivation.
- Concept: the witnesses
- The role of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: «And in His saying تعالى: { وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا … وَجِيءَ بِالنَّبِيِّينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ … } (al-Zumar 69)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 208: He groups it with verses of cosmic transformation to affirm that the eschatological scene occurs after the nature of the earth and sky has changed.
- Concept: the eschatological scene
- The role of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: «- {وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا…} (al-Zumar 69).»
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 61: He interprets the witnesses here as the discovering scholars who announced knowledge that had been hidden from people.
- Concept: epistemic witnesses
- The role of the verse here: Grounding
- Textual evidence: «{وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبَّهَا … وَجِيءَ بِالنَّبِيِّينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ …} (al-Zumar 69)»
Related books
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