This locus brings together 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as quoted
And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, abiding therein …
Brief reading
It is used to highlight a distinct intensification regarding intentional killing in the Muhammadan message compared with earlier formulations.
Themes
- Legislative
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Intentional killing: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It clarifies the differentiation of rulings between intentional and accidental acts within the penal system.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 389: He uses it to highlight a distinct intensification regarding intentional killing in the Muhammadan message as opposed to earlier formulations in the law of Moses.
- Concept: intentional killing
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «– {And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, abiding therein …} (An-Nisāʾ 92 and 93)»
Related books
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