This axis brings together 3 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
Woe to the defrauders * those who, when they take by measure from people, demand it in full * but when they measure or weigh for them, they give less.
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse comes to reinforce the principle of giving full measure and weight as an ethical and legislative standard tied to justice.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Shortchanging: 3
- The balance: 2
- Justice: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the network of concepts of justice, balance, and shortchanging in constructing a standard for conduct.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 40: He adds it to emphasize the rule of giving full measure and weight as a binding ethical standard.
- Concept: Shortchanging
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{Wَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَّفِّفِينَ * …} (Al-Mutaffifin 1–3).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 77: He uses it to reinforce the principle of giving full measure and weight as a foundational value that was revealed to the messengers and then completed as legislation.
- Concept: The balance
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{Wَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَّفِّفِينَ…} (Al-Mutaffifin 1–3).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 77: He employs it as a practical example of the corruption of measure and weight that contradicts justice.
- Concept: Shortchanging
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «- {Wَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَّفِّفِينَ * الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ * وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَوْ وَزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ} (Al-Mutaffifin 1–3).»
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