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.
Text of the Verse as Cited
Indeed, it is assuredly yours that you will not go hungry therein, nor will you be unclothed
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Shahrur employ the Qur’anic statement, “Indeed, it is assuredly yours that you will not go hungry therein, nor will you be unclothed,” in his discussion of instinct and desires?
Shahrur employs the verse as evidence that securing food is part of preserving human survival. He then distinguishes between the instinctual need for food and the desires that, in his view, arise from knowledge and from the development of food preparation and related industries.
Shahrur cites Ta-Ha 118 in discussing the instinct for food, linking the absence of hunger in it to the necessity of securing nourishment for human survival. On the basis of this citation, Shahrur distinguishes between food as an instinct for preserving life and the variety of foods and methods of preparing them as desires generated through the accumulation of knowledge and transformed into industries.
Citation and Location
State and Society — p. 178.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation establishes Shahrur’s use of the verse in an argument about instinct and survival; it does not establish that the verse itself sets out a theory of the evolution of desires or industries.
- The citation attributes the negation of hunger to the verse, then expands the discussion to food and drink; therefore, the verse itself should not be formulated as an explicit text about drinking or the evolution of tastes.
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Brief Reading
It is cited to show that eating and drinking are necessities of survival, then used to develop the evolution of desires alongside knowledge and industry.
Axes
- Human and Ethical
- Political and Social
Related Concepts
- Instinct for food and drink: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to basic human needs and to the emergence of patterns of social organization.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- State and Society, p. 178: It is cited to show that eating and drinking are necessities of survival, then used to develop the idea that dietary desires arise historically with the development of knowledge and industry.
- Concept: Instinct for food and drink
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “And we find the Wise Revelation mentioning it: {Indeed, it is assuredly yours that you will not go hungry therein, nor will you be unclothed} (Ta-Ha 118).”
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