This hub gathers 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse Text as Quoted
… AND THE EXTRAVAGANT ARE THE COMPANIONS OF THE FIRE
Brief Reading
He uses it to establish that exceeding the limit of legal retaliation into vendetta falls under the prohibited excess.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legal
Related Concepts
- Excess: 2
- Retribution: 1
- Vendetta: 1
Its Place in the Concept Network
It links the regulation of punishment with the prevention of ethical transgression.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Islam and the Human: He uses it to reinforce the idea that exceeding the limit of legal retaliation into vendetta is a prohibited excess.
- Concept: Excess
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{ … وَأَنَّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ هُمْ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ } (غافر ٤٣)»
Related Books
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