This axis brings together 1 locus in which this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ…
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Shahrur cite Qur’an 25:72, what distinction does he derive from it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The citation appears in the book «Islam and Humanity» at a location unspecified in the excerpt. Shahrur makes the verse a basis for distinguishing between false speech as idle talk and false testimony in a judicial setting, using this distinction to show that the ruling differs according to the context of the statement and its effects; he attributes categorical prohibition to false judicial testimony.
Shahrur distinguishes between false speech as idle talk and false testimony, linking this difference to the differing context of the speaker and to the consequences of what is said. He attributes categorical prohibition to false speech when testimony is given in courts, while requiring testimony to be truthful even if it causes harm to the witness or the witness’s relatives.
Excerpt and Location
Islam and Humanity — location not specified.
Limits of the Reading
- The location within the book «Islam and Humanity» is not specified in the excerpt; therefore, no chapter or page can be identified.
- The excerpt does not explain the meaning of each word in the verse through an independent linguistic analysis; rather, it presents the verse within its distinction between the context of idle talk and that of testimony.
- The excerpt does not establish a relation of synonymy, or deny synonymy, between «زور» and «اللغو».
- The excerpt does not establish a general ruling for every form of speech outside the context that Shahrur identifies for judicial testimony.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur relies on the verse to distinguish between linguistic falsehood and false testimony in court, regarding the latter as categorically prohibited.
Axes
- Legal
- Human and Ethical
Related Concepts
- False testimony: 2
- Judiciary: 1
- Falsehood: 1
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It is connected to the distinction between the general meaning of falsehood and its judicial form.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Loci of Use
- Islam and Humanity: It distinguishes through it between falsehood as idle talk and false testimony in court, regarding the latter as categorically prohibited.
- Concept: False testimony
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ … } (Al-Furqan 72)»
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