This axis brings together 2 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that emerge around it.
The verse text as quoted
O wives of the Prophet, whoever among you commits a manifest indecency, the punishment for her will be doubled twofold, and that is easy for God.
Brief reading
The verse is read as establishing that responsibility and accountability intensify whenever one’s position in the civil state rises.
Axes
- Political and social
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Accountability according to position: 2
- Accountability: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It aligns with a conception that links accountability to function and rank.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 232: He uses the verse to establish that responsibility in the civil state becomes more intense as one’s functional or social position rises, so no one is above accountability.
- Concept: Accountability according to position
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “in confirmation of His – تعالى – saying: {O wives of the Prophet, whoever among you commits a manifest indecency, the punishment for her will be doubled twofold …} (Al-Ahzab 30)”
- State and Society, p. 232: He cites the verse as evidence that whoever rises in rank within the civil state bears heavier responsibility and is subjected to greater moral accountability.
- Concept: Accountability
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “in confirmation of His – تعالى – saying: {O wives of the Prophet …} (Al-Ahzab 30), because the responsible class in the civil state is exposed to criticism more than others”
Related books
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