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.
Verse text as cited
وَكُلُّ إِنسَانٍ أَلْزَمْنَاهُ طَائِرَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ وَنُخْرِجُ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كِتَابًا يَلْقَاهُ مَنْشُورًا
Brief reading
The verse is used to establish that accountability is individual; from it, Shahrur rejects collective punishment and affirms the individual’s freedom and responsibility.
Axes
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Individual responsibility: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is directly connected to the idea of the individual in society and to the limits of authority over people.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Establishment: 1
Instances of use
- The State and Society, p. 208: He uses the verse to prove that accountability in the Hereafter is individual, and then builds on it to reject collective punishment and affirm the individual’s freedom and responsibility.
- Concept: Individual responsibility
- Function of the verse here: Establishment
- Textual evidence: «By examining his texts, we can infer that punishment and reward in the Hereafter are mentioned in an individual, not collective, manner, according to His – تعالى – saying: {وَكُلُّ إِنسَانٍ أَلْزَمْنَاهُ طَائِرَهُ …} (Al-Isra 13).»
Related books
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