This axis brings together 1 instance 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
Whoever fears the Most Merciful in the unseen and comes with a repentant heart
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Shahrur cite Q 33, what is the meaning of the distinction he associates with it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
Shahrur cites the verse in Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism (p. 34), in the context of linking fear of the Most Merciful with the realm of the unseen. He presents the verse as evidence for his claim that the realm of the unseen falls within what he calls the “rahmaniyyāt,” which are connected to the material world.
Shahrur cites Q 33 in Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 34, in the context of his discussion of God’s knowledge of the unseen and the visible. At this point, Shahrur distinguishes between the unseen and the visible, linking the realm of the unseen to what he calls the material “rahmaniyyāt.” The verse functions in his argument as evidence of the association of fear of the Most Merciful with the unseen, supporting this connection between the unseen and the rahmaniyyāt.
Citation and Location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 34.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not provide an independent, detailed definition of the term “rahmaniyyāt.”
- The citation does not establish that the verse alone founds a complete theory of fear or the unseen; rather, it establishes its use within this specific argumentative context.
- This passage does not establish any additional interpretive relationship between Q 33 and the other verses mentioned in it beyond their shared context as part of Shahrur’s citation.
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Brief Reading
He employs it to show that fear of the Most Merciful is connected to the realm of the unseen in his conception of objective rahmaniyyāt.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related Concepts
- Fear of the Most Merciful: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It falls within the network of fear associated with the unseen and ethical awareness.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Contexts of Use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 34: He employs it to show that fear of the Most Merciful is connected to the realm of the unseen in his conception of objective rahmaniyyāt.
- Concept: Fear of the Most Merciful
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “{Whoever fears the Most Merciful in the unseen and comes with a repentant heart} (Q 33)”
Related Books
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