This locus brings together one 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 quoted
{ O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow desire, lest it lead you astray from the way of God. Indeed, those who go astray from the way of God will have a severe punishment because they forgot the Day of Reckoning }
Brief reading
Shahrur cites the verse to show that the office of caliphate is coupled with justice and the accountability of the ruler, and that this meaning is more deserving of warning in the case of others.
Axes
- Political and social
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Caliphate and justice: 1
- Caliphate: 1
- Justice: 1
- Accountability of the ruler: 1
- Threat of punishment: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the concept of caliphate as a just responsibility.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 52: He cites the verse to show that the office of caliphate is coupled with justice and the accountability of the ruler; if this warning is addressed to a prophetic caliph, then it is even more fitting in the case of someone other than a prophet.
- Concept: Caliphate and justice
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “For God – exalted be He – says to His prophet David: { O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth … } (p. 23). This is a threat to a prophet who is a caliph; so what do you think of a caliph who is not a prophet?”
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of atlas construction.