This axis brings together 1 instance 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 quoted
O you who believe, be persistently standing firm in equity, witnesses for God, even if it be against yourselves or the parents and close relatives…
Brief reading
It is invoked to support the obligation to speak the truth in court, even if it is against oneself or one’s relatives.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Witnessing the truth: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It links the value of justice with the practice of witnessing in the judicial sphere.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and the Human: It is cited to argue for the obligation to speak the truth in court, even if it is against oneself or one’s relatives.
- Concept: witnessing the truth
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual witness: «{ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ بِالْقِسْطِ شُهَدَاءَ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوِ الْوَالِدِينَ وَالْأَقْرَبِينَ… } (النساء ١٣٥)»
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