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.
Verse text as cited
And if We had decreed for them: “Kill yourselves or leave your homes.”
Brief reading
Shahrur cites it to show that what is prescribed for people may be strongly contrary to the self and to human nature, and thus falls under the domain of obligation, not choice.
Axes
- Legislative
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Hardship: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to distinguishing what is binding on the human being from what is left to him.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 44: cited to show that what is prescribed for people may be strongly contrary to the self and to human nature, and therefore he classifies it under obligation rather than choice.
- Concept: hardship
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “{And if We had decreed for them: “Kill yourselves…”} (al-Nisāʾ 66).”
Related books
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