This axis gathers 1 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 text as cited
{“And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily burdened soul calls out for its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he be a close relative.“}
Brief reading
He uses it to affirm that responsibility is not transferred from its owner and that fighting does not generate collective liability.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legal
Related concepts
- Individual responsibility: 2
- Fighting: 1
- Not bearing another’s liability: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It is linked to the principle of individuality in responsibility and recompense.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 101: He employs the verse to affirm that fighting does not generate collective liability and that responsibility is not borne on behalf of anyone other than its owner.
- Concept: Individual responsibility
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “And his statement — Exalted is He —: {And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another…} (Fatir 18), are two clauses of this integrated system.”
Related books
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