Al-Ma'idah 91

This locus gathers 4 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse as quoted

Satan only wants to sow enmity and hatred between you through wine and gambling …

Brief reading

Shahrur uses the verse as an example that prohibition is tied to the consequences of enmity and hatred, not merely to the mention of wine or gambling in themselves.

Loci

• Human and ethical
• Legislative
• Political and social

Related concepts

• Enmity and hatred: 2
• Salat: 2
• Hatred: 2
• Wine: 2

Its position in the network of concepts

It is connected to linking rulings to social consequences and to understanding salat as a practical rite.

The verse’s role in the argument

• Support: 3
• Example: 1

Instances of use

• Islam and Human Beings: He cites it to show the negative social impact of wine and gambling, and that prohibition is tied to preventing these outcomes, not to absolutely prohibiting any benefit from their use.
  • Concept: enmity and hatred
  • Function of the verse here: support
  • Textual evidence: «{ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ… } (al-Ma’idah 91)»
• Islam and Faith, p. 255: He makes it one of the proofs for salat in the sense of a practical rite tied to the remembrance of God, not in the sense of supplication only.
  • Concept: salat
  • Function of the verse here: example
  • Textual evidence: «- {إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ… وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْتَهُونَ} (al-Ma’idah 91).»
• Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 187: He cites it to demonstrate that hatred is the work of Satan, not one of the firmest bonds of faith.
  • Concept: hatred
  • Function of the verse here: support
  • Textual evidence: «{إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ} (al-Ma’idah 91).»
• Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 134: He uses it to argue that prohibition relates to the intoxication and harm caused by wine, not to the essence of wine in every use.
  • Concept: wine
  • Function of the verse here: support
  • Textual evidence: «حيث نهى الله عن الخمر: { إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ … } (al-Ma’idah 91)»

Related books

• Islam and Human Beings
• Islam and Faith
• Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism
• Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence

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