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.
The Verse as Quoted
THAT IS A DAY FOR WHICH THE PEOPLE WILL BE GATHERED, AND THAT IS A DAY WITNESSED
Brief Reading
Shahrur understands witnessing here as direct presence in the Hereafter, not merely mental knowledge.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related Concepts
- Witnessing: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It clarifies the meaning of witnessing for him as presence and seeing.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 228: He uses it as evidence that witnessing in the Hereafter means direct presence, not mere theoretical knowledge.
- Concept: Witnessing
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “Thus he said about the Hereafter {.. THAT IS A DAY FOR WHICH THE PEOPLE WILL BE GATHERED, AND THAT IS A DAY WITNESSED} (Hud 103).”
Related Books
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