This axis gathers 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
I admonish you lest you be among the ignorant
Brief reading
It comes as an example of how prophets may be addressed with admonition because of an incorrect exercise of judgment, thereby negating absolute infallibility outside the message.
Axes
- methodological
- faith-based
Related concepts
- Prophethood and ijtihad: 2
- admonition: 1
- infallibility: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It serves to distinguish the limits of infallibility and its relation to human reasoning.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Places of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 93: He uses it as an example of how prophets may be addressed with admonition because of an incorrect exercise of judgment, which negates their absolute infallibility outside the message.
- Concept: prophethood and ijtihad
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «As when he said to Noah: { I admonish you lest you be among the ignorant } (Hud 46)»
Related books
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