This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
And We sent you only as a bearer of good news and a warner
Brief reading
The verse highlights the messenger’s function as conveyance, not adversarial confrontation.
Axes
- Faith
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Conveyance: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to defining the role of the message within the public sphere.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 188: Cited to highlight the messenger’s communicative role rather than an adversarial one.
- Concept: Conveyance
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا} (al-Furqan 56).»
Related books
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