This axis gathers one 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
SO THAT A NEAR PUNISHMENT MAY SEIZE YOU
Brief reading
It provides an example of expected or promised nearness that has not yet occurred but is prepared in meaning.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Methodological
Related concepts
- nearness: 2
- promised: 1
- actualized: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to regulate the meaning of nearness between promise and the possibility of realization.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Places of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 109: He cites it as an example of expected or promised nearness that has not yet occurred but is prepared in meaning.
- Concept: nearness
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual citation: «– { AND DO NOT TOUCH IT WITH EVIL, OR A NEAR PUNISHMENT WILL SEIZE YOU } (Hud 64).»
Related books
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