Al-Isra 70

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This axis brings together 4 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

And We have certainly honored the Children of Adam

Brief reading

The verse is taken as a foundation for human dignity and honor, and for understanding Adam as the father of the conscious human being.

Axes

  • Human and ethical
  • Faith-based
  • Narrative and historical
  • Human dignity: 3
  • Adam: 2
  • Human honor: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It is linked to the centrality of the human being and his dignity in Shahrur’s reading.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Foundational: 2
  • Supporting: 2

Pages in the atlas that refer to this verse

These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.

Places of use

  • The State and Society, p. 236: He cites it to argue that human dignity is a Qur’anic principle that requires respect and forbids violating it.
    • Concept: Human dignity
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual evidence: “He said - exalted is He -: {And We have honored the Children of Adam} (Al-Isra 70), and this verse makes clear that God honored the human being by granting him the gift of reason”
  • The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought, p. 23: He makes it the basis for the inviolability of the human being and his rights in constructing his contemporary system.
    • Concept: Human dignity
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual evidence: “God Most High said: {And We have honored the Children of Adam} (Al-Isra 70)”
  • Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 59: He cites it to prove that Adam is the father of the conscious human being, not the biological progenitor of humanity.
    • Concept: Adam
    • Function of the verse here: Supporting
    • Textual evidence: “That is, the rational, speaking human being belongs to the lineage of Adam by virtue of His saying, exalted is He: { And We have honored the Children of Adam … } (Al-Isra 70).”
  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 66: He uses it to refute the report attributed to Abu Bakr that he wished he had not been created, because the verse affirms the honoring of the Children of Adam.
    • Concept: Human honor
    • Function of the verse here: Supporting
    • Textual evidence: “And His saying - exalted is He -: {And We have honored the Children of Adam … } (Al-Isra 70). Can it be reasonable after this that al-Siddiq would wish … that he had not been created at all”

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