Al-An'am 152

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This verse recurs in Shahrur’s project because it brings together fidelity, the protection of the orphan’s property, and justice in speech and conduct. It is central for him because it shows ethics as part of the legislative structure, not merely as a separate exhortation.

Verse text as cited

… AND GIVE FULL MEASURE AND WEIGHT IN JUSTICE…

Brief reading

Shahrur uses the verse to affirm that justice begins with preserving both small and large rights together, and that giving full measure and weight and caring for the orphan’s property are integral to righteous action. He also takes it as evidence that justice in speech and testimony applies equally to close relatives and to others.

Axes

  • Human and ethical
  • Legislative
  • Methodological
  • Fidelity: 2
  • Orphan: 2
  • Orphan’s property: 2
  • Justice in transactions: 2
  • Testimony: 2
  • Justice: 1
  • Justice in speech: 1
  • Specifications: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

The verse is connected to fidelity, the orphan, the orphan’s property, justice in transactions, and testimony. It is central because it combines ethical conduct with practical regulation.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 4
  • Foundational: 3
  • Distinguishing: 1

Summary of its presence in the atlas

  • It combines fidelity and the orphan’s property.
  • It is linked to justice in speech and conduct.
  • It is presented as part of the ethical legislative structure.

Places of use

  • Islam and Human Beings: He cites it to show that fidelity in transactions and covenants is among the foundations of righteous action and social justice.
    • Concept: Fidelity
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{ … وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ … } (al-An’am 152)»
  • Islam and Faith, p. 77: He uses it to affirm that protecting the orphan’s property is among the shared commandments that were revealed in more than one message and then developed in the Muhammadan message.
    • Concept: Orphan
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «{وَلا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ…} (al-An’am 152).»
  • Islam and Faith, p. 77: He makes it a foundational principle for dutifulness toward the orphan and the safeguarding of his property before values expand later.
    • Concept: Orphan’s property
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual evidence: «- {وَلا تَقْرَبُوا مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ…} (al-An’am 152).»
  • Islam and Faith, p. 77: He takes it as one of the first foundations for regulating measure and weight within the system of values revealed to the prophets.
    • Concept: Justice in transactions
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual evidence: «- {… وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ…} (al-An’am 152).»
  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 276: He uses it to establish justice as fairness in speech and judgment, even with close relatives.
    • Concept: Justice
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «And His saying تعالى {… وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَاعْدِلُوا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى…} (al-An’am 152).»
  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 462: He makes it the eighth commandment, and derives from it the obligation of truthfulness and justice in speech and testimony, even with kin.
    • Concept: Justice in speech
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual evidence: «The eighth commandment - {وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَاعْدِلُوا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى}»
  • A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 48: He distinguishes between false speech in the pilgrimage and judicial testimony in al-An’am 152.
    • Concept: Testimony
    • Function of the verse here: Distinguishing
    • Textual evidence: «This differs from what is stated in His saying تعالى: { … وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَاعْدِلُوا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى… } (al-An’am 152), for what is meant in this verse is giving testimony in court»
  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 164: He makes it an economic and ethical standard monitored by the opposition, not a religious rite specific to prayer and fasting.
    • Concept: Specifications
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «It has no connection to economic, political, or legislative decisions; rather, they must be held accountable for the extent of their commitment to mastery in work and to specifications in production; { وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَالْمِيزَانَ }»

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