This locus 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

You can only warn those who follow the Remembrance and fear the Merciful in the unseen; so give him the good news …

Brief reading

For Shahrur, the verse supports the idea that fear of the Merciful and following are conditions for guidance and glad tidings.

Axes

  • Faith-based
  • Human and ethical
  • Fear: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It falls within a vision that links faith to its effect on behavior and guidance.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 34: He uses it to affirm that following and fearing the Merciful are conditions of guidance and glad tidings.
    • Concept: Fear
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{إِنَّمَا تُنْذِرُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الذِّكْرَ وَخَشِيَ الرَّحْمَنَ بِالْغَيْبِ …} (يس ١١)»

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