This axis brings together 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 as cited
[He] does not guide the wrongdoing people
Brief reading
In Shahrur’s reading, the verse comes to state that guidance is not imposed on one who has chosen wrongdoing by his own will, but is tied to the person’s state and choice.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- wrongdoing: 2
- choice: 1
- guidance: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the idea of individual responsibility and to the distinction between guidance and choice.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 330: He employs it to say that God does not guide one who has chosen wrongdoing through free will.
- Concept: wrongdoing
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «{… لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ} (المائدة ١٠٨)»
Related books
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