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
  • 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»

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