This axis brings together 4 places 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 DO NOT UNDERVALUE PEOPLE THEIR THINGS
Brief reading
Shahrur cites the verse to show that fairness in dealings and not diminishing people’s rights is part of moral and social values.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Political and social
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Undervaluing: 2
- Not undervaluing: 2
- Specifications and justice: 2
- Rights: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the network of rights and justice in the market and in public relations.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 4
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 77: He relies on it to regard not diminishing people’s rights as a moral and legislative principle within the higher values.
- Concept: undervaluing
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «{… AND DO NOT UNDERVALUE PEOPLE THEIR THINGS…} (Hud 85).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 77: He cites it to include undervaluing within the system of economic and social justice.
- Concept: not undervaluing
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «- {… AND DO NOT UNDERVALUE PEOPLE THEIR THINGS, AND DO NOT SPREAD CORRUPTION ON THE EARTH AS MURDERERS} (Hud 85).»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 461: He makes it evidence that adherence to specifications in buying, selling, and production is part of piety and social justice.
- Concept: specifications and justice
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «And so that we may know that God commanded us to adhere to specifications in the message of Shu’ayb… He said تعالى {AND O MY PEOPLE, GIVE FULL MEASURE AND WEIGH WITH JUSTICE…}»
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 164: He uses it to expand the task of opposition to protecting people’s rights and preventing their exploitation in the market and in power.
- Concept: rights
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «And over the extent of giving people their due; { AND DO NOT UNDERVALUE PEOPLE THEIR THINGS }»
Related books
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