This axis brings together 1 locus of use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The Verse as Quoted
… TODAY ALL GOOD THINGS HAVE BEEN MADE LAWFUL FOR YOU, AND THE FOOD OF THOSE WHO WERE GIVEN THE BOOK…
Brief Reading
The verse is used to expand the sphere of what is permissible among foods, in contrast to concrete prohibitions.
Axes
- Legislative
- Humanistic and Ethical
Related Concepts
- Good things: 2
- Permissible: 1
- Prohibitions: 1
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It serves to organize the relationship between permissibility and prohibition.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Loci of Use
- Islam and the Human: He cites it as evidence for broadening what is permissible among foods in contrast to concrete prohibitions.
- Concept: good things
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «{ … TODAY ALL GOOD THINGS HAVE BEEN MADE LAWFUL FOR YOU, AND THE FOOD OF THOSE WHO WERE GIVEN THE BOOK IS LAWFUL FOR YOU … } (al-Ma’idah 4-5)»
Related Books
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