This axis gathers 2 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
And do not kill your children for fear of poverty…
Brief reading
The verse is cited to affirm that fear of poverty does not justify killing children or the fetus.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Poverty: 2
- Abortion: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is associated with the concept of the moral and legal prohibition of killing the vulnerable soul.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- Islam and Man: He uses it to reinforce that fear of poverty does not justify killing children and that this is a moral and legal crime.
- Concept: Poverty
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ … } (Al-Isra 31)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 456: He joins it with Al-An’am 151 to broaden the meaning of the prohibition to include killing the fetus out of fear of poverty, not only actual poverty.
- Concept: Abortion
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «And he said: {وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ…}»
Related books
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