This axis gathers 3 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 as cited
And whoever commits a sin or wrongdoing, then casts it upon an innocent person, has surely borne a slander and a manifest sin.
Brief reading
The verse is constructed to distinguish sin from ordinary wrongdoing as an intentional act coupled with persistence and the veiling of the innocent.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Sin: 3
- Sin and misdeed: 2
- Slander: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the concept of sin and offense in distinguishing between kinds of ethical action.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
- Foundation: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Man: He uses it to reinforce the distinction between wrongdoing/evil deed and sin paired with persistence and social condemnation.
- Concept: misdeed
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual citation: «{ And whoever commits a خطيئة or an إثم, then casts it upon an innocent person, has surely borne a slander and a manifest sin } (al-Nisāʾ 112).»
- Islam and Man: He cites it as evidence that sin is intentional and accompanied by persistence and slander.
- Concept: misdeed
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «And we find this meaning of خطيئة in His saying تعالى: - { And whoever commits a خطيئة or an إثم … } (al-Nisāʾ 112).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 107: He cites it to affirm that sin is intentional and followed by veiling the innocent.
- Concept: sin and misdeed
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «- { And whoever commits a خطيئة or an إثم, then casts it upon an innocent person… } (al-Nisāʾ 112).»
Related books
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