This axis brings together 1 locus where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
… And there is no blame upon you for what you have done by mistake, but only for what your hearts have deliberately intended…
Reader’s answer
Question
Where does Shahrur cite the verse, how does he use it to distinguish between error and deliberate intent, and what function does it serve in his argument?
Shahrur cites Al-Ahzab 5 among the quotations through which he defines unintentional error as a sin or misdeed that is not deliberate. He makes the verse’s contrast between what occurs by mistake and what hearts deliberately intend the basis for distinguishing the unintended from conduct grounded in intention.
Shahrur cites Al-Ahzab 5 when discussing unintentional error, describing it as a sin or misdeed that is not deliberate. He uses the verse’s contrast between error and what hearts deliberately intend to distinguish unintended action from action arising from deliberate intent.
Citation and location
Islam and Humanity — location not specified.
Limits of the reading
- The citation provides no specific location within the book Islam and Humanity beyond the book’s title.
- The citation establishes that Shahrur links unintentional error to the negation of blame in the verse, but it does not, in this passage alone, provide a comprehensive account of the legal or eschatological ruling for every deliberate act.
- The citation does not establish that every deliberate act entails a single ruling; in its discussion of requital, the context links it to persistence and the absence of repentance or correction of one’s conduct.
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Brief reading
Shahrur bases on the verse the view that unintentional error is forgiven, unlike deliberate error.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Unintentional error: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It establishes an ethical and legislative distinction between intention and lack of intention.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Foundational: 1
Usage loci
- Islam and Humanity: He bases on it the view that unintentional error is forgiven, unlike deliberate error.
- Concept: Unintentional error
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual citation: “{ … And there is no blame upon you for what you have done by mistake, but only for what your hearts have deliberately intended … } (Al-Ahzab 5)”
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