This axis gathers 1 instance of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Quoted
AND WE SHALL REMOVE WHATEVER IS IN THEIR BREASTS OF RANCOR, [SO THEY WILL BE] BROTHERS, ON THRONES, FACING ONE ANOTHER
Brief Reading
The verse supports the conception of Paradise as a community free of rancor and evil, and therefore in need of no coercion.
Axes
- Political and social
- Human and ethical
Associated Concepts
- Paradise community: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is linked to a final social model in which the causes of coercive regulation disappear.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- The State and Society, p. 207: The verse is used to affirm that Paradise is a space free of rancor and evil, and therefore there is no need there for coercion or legal regulation.
- Concept: Paradise community
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “The community of Paradise is based on the principle of absolute good because evil is absent from it, as in His—Exalted—saying: {AND WE SHALL REMOVE WHATEVER IS IN THEIR BREASTS OF RANCOR …} (al-Hijr 47)”
Related Books
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