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 as cited
{And from the farthest part of the city there came a man, running. He said, “O my people, follow the messengers. (20) Follow those who do not ask you for any reward, and who are rightly guided.”}
Brief reading
Shahrur cites it as an example of innate guidance that occurs in beings without conscious choice.
Axes
- Methodological
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Guidance through creation: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to distinguish between acquired guidance and innate, inborn guidance.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 297: He cites it as an example of a type of innate/created guidance that occurs in beings without conscious choice.
- Concept: guidance through creation
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: «1– guidance through creation, like the angels, as in His – تعالى – saying: {…} (Yā Sīn 20, 21), and God has guided cattle through creation»
Related books
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