This axis brings together 2 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
O Prophet, why do you prohibit what Allah has made lawful for you
Brief reading
The verse comes to clarify that the dissolution of oaths addresses a human commitment that may lead to hardship, while linking this to the question of the limits of infallibility.
Axes
- Legislative
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Oath: 2
- Infallibility: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into the legislative understanding of lifting hardship and defining the scope of reproach.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Context: 1
- Example: 1
Places of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 49: He cites it to clarify that the obligation in the dissolution of oaths addresses a human commitment that may place its bearer in hardship.
- Concept: Oath
- Function of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: «{O Prophet, why do you prohibit what Allah has made lawful for you…} (At-Tahrim 1).»
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 93: He cites it to establish that the Prophet can be reproached if he exceeds the limits of making lawful and prohibiting, and thus infallibility belongs to the message, not to the person in an absolute sense.
- Concept: Infallibility
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «And his saying to the Arab Prophet (peace be upon him): { O Prophet, why do you prohibit what Allah has made lawful } (At-Tahrim 1).»
Related books
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