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 as cited
So because of wrongdoing on the part of those who became Jews, We forbade them good things that had been made lawful for them …
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse comes to explain what befell the Children of Israel as a result of their wrongdoing, not as an immutable principle of religion.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Political and social
Related concepts
- The wrongdoing of the Children of Israel: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to a reading of religious history on the basis of moral responsibility.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 391: He presents it as an explanation for the restriction placed on the Jews, and says that this was due to their wrongdoing, not something intrinsic to religion.
- Concept: The wrongdoing of the Children of Israel
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «– {فِيظْلُم مِّنْ الَّذِينَ هَادُوا حَرْمَنَا عَلَيْهِمْ طَيِّبَاتٍ أُحِلَّتْ لَهُمْ}.. (النساء ١٦٠)»
Related books
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