This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as quoted

AND I HAVE BEEN COMMANDed TO BE JUST BETWEEN YOU

Brief reading

The verse is used to confirm the meaning of justice as equality between the parties.

Axes

  • Human and ethical
  • Political and social
  • Justice: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It enters into the construction of the concept of justice as a rule in relations among people.

Its role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 276: He uses it as evidence for the meaning of justice as equality between the parties.
    • Concept: justice
    • The verse’s function here: support
    • Textual citation: «In the sense of justice came His saying تعالى {… وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَعْدِلَ بَيْنَكُمْ…} (Shura 15).»

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