This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
No bearer shall bear the burden of another
Reader’s answer
Question
How does Shahrur employ the verse “No bearer shall bear the burden of another” here, and what distinction does he establish through it?
Shahrur employs the verse to invalidate a report that attributes the reduction of women’s inheritance share to Eve’s sin; he considers holding her daughters responsible for their mother’s act to be contrary to the principle of the verse. The citation does not offer an independent terminological distinction beyond this application.
Shahrur relies on the verse to reject a report explaining women’s receiving a smaller inheritance share than that of a male as a punishment for Eve’s daughters because of their mother’s act, and he regards this imposition of liability as invalid because it contradicts the verse.
Citation and location
Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence — p. 176.
Limits of the reading
- The citation establishes the use of the verse in criticizing a specific report concerning inheritance; it does not establish a detailed general theory of collective punishment for Shahrur.
- The citation does not state a terminological distinction between related concepts, so no additional differentiating implication should be attributed to it.
- The citation does not establish an independent ruling on the amount of a woman’s inheritance; rather, it rejects explaining that amount as punishment inherited from Eve.
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Brief reading
He uses it to criticize holding children responsible for their parents’ actions in inheritance, affirming that collective punishment is untenable.
Axes
- Legislative
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Individual responsibility: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to individual responsibility and supports the negation of inheriting punishment.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of tradition: 1
Instances of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 176: He invokes it in response to a report that holds Eve’s daughters responsible for their mother’s act in inheritance, affirming that inheritance cannot operate through collective punishment.
- Concept: individual responsibility
- Function of the verse here: critique of tradition
- Textual citation: “{ No bearer shall bear the burden of another } (Az-Zumar 7)”
Related books
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