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

Do not fear; indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear …

Brief reading

It is cited to argue for the infallibility of the messengers within the function of conveying the message, not beyond it.

Axes

  • Faith-based
  • Methodological
  • infallibility: 2
  • conveying the message: 1
  • messengers: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It is connected to defining the scope of infallibility and its limits.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 93: It is cited to argue for the infallibility of the messengers within the function of conveying the message, not beyond it, and that they do not yield to pressure, deficiency, or addition in the message.
    • Concept: infallibility
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «And His saying to Moses: { Do not fear; indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear … } (An-Nahl 10, 11)»

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