This axis brings together 2 instances 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 cited
God does not take you to task for what is idle in your oaths, but He does take you to task for what you have bound by oath
Brief reading
In his view, the verse indicates the difference between idle oaths and binding oaths, and it also supports the direction of legislation toward emancipating necks.
Axes
- Legislative
- Political and social
Related concepts
- contract: 2
- emancipating a neck: 2
- oath: 1
- expiation: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It links the organization of individual commitment with a social trajectory toward ending enslavement.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 49: He cites it to explain the difference between the idle oath and the binding oath, which entails release from obligation and duty.
- concept: contract
- function of the verse here: support
- textual witness: «{God does not take you to task for what is idle in your oaths…} (al-Ma’idah 89).»
- The State and Society, p. 259: He employs it together with other verses to establish that Qur’anic legislation moves toward ending enslavement through expiations and manumission.
- concept: emancipating a neck
- function of the verse here: support
- textual witness: «- {God does not take you to task for what is idle in your oaths … or the emancipating of a neck …} (al-Ma’idah 89).»
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of constructing the atlas.