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
Therein they shall have fruit, and they shall have whatever they call for
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Shahrur cite Ya-Sin 57, what distinction does he construct through it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The citation appears in the book Islam and Humanity, without a more precise location being specified. Shahrur uses the verse as part of a group of verses connecting the bliss of Paradise to the freedom of its inhabitants after judgment, in contrast to the inhabitants of Hellfire being subjected to torment by compulsion. The stated distinction is between the inhabitants of Paradise as free “servants” (ʿibād) and the inhabitants of Hellfire as “slaves” (ʿabīd), and between the freedom of Paradise and the freedom of worldly life.
Shahrur cites Ya-Sin 57 among verses on which he relies to describe the inhabitants of Paradise as enjoying whatever they wish therein after judgment. Shahrur distinguishes between the inhabitants of Hellfire, whom he describes as slaves because they are subjected to torment by compulsion, and the inhabitants of Paradise, whom he describes as free servants. Shahrur explicitly states that the freedom of Paradise differs from the freedom of worldly life, linking the former to accountability for one’s deeds in the latter.
Citation and Location
Islam and Humanity — location not specified.
Limits of the Reading
- The location within the book is not specified in the citation, so no chapter or page can be identified.
- The citation does not provide an independent lexical interpretation of the terms in Ya-Sin 57.
- The citation does not establish a relationship of synonymy or non-synonymy between the words of the verse.
- The wording of the verse in the citation differs from the wording on this page; therefore, the discussion is limited to its argumentative function as explicitly stated in the citation.
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Brief Reading
In Shahrur, the verse is mentioned among descriptions of the bliss of the inhabitants of Paradise and the freedom of life after the reckoning.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related Concepts
- Bliss: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to images of recompense involving prosperity and freedom.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Example: 1
Usage Loci
- Islam and Humanity: He mentions it among descriptions of the freedom and prosperity of the inhabitants of Paradise after the reckoning.
- Concept: bliss
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual citation: «- { Therein they shall have fruit, and they shall have whatever they call for } (Ya-Sin 57)»
Related Books
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