This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, along with the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
WHOEVER DESIRES THE HARVEST OF THE HEREAFTER, WE SHALL INCREASE FOR HIM IN HIS HARVEST; AND WHOEVER DESIRES THE HARVEST OF THIS WORLD, WE SHALL GIVE HIM FROM IT, BUT HE WILL HAVE NO SHARE IN THE HEREAFTER
Brief reading
The verse expands the meaning of harvest to include material incentives and benefits in this world and the next as a form of gain.
Axes
- Political and social
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Material incentives: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the concept of gain within a social conception of human interests.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The State and Society, p. 181: Expands the meaning of harvest to include material incentives and benefits in this world and the next as a form of gain.
- Concept: Material incentives
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “In this sense too, the concept of material benefits and incentives for human beings in this world and the next emerged, according to His saying – تعالى –: {WHOEVER DESIRES THE HARVEST OF THE HEREAFTER …} (Ash-Shura 20)“
Related books
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