This axis collects one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
AND THE ONE WHO BOUGHT HIM FROM EGYPT SAID TO HIS WIFE, ‘HONOR HIS STAY; MAYBE HE WILL BENEFIT US, OR WE MAY TAKE HIM AS A SON…’
Brief reading
Shahrur cites it as an example of sin, wrongdoing, and compensation within the story of the chief’s kindness to Joseph and then his wife’s mistreatment of him.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Benevolence: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters into an ethical reading of the story of Joseph and its relationships.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Places of use
- Islam and Faith, pp. 227-228: cited as a practical example of sin, wrongdoing, and compensation, in the story of the chief’s kindness to Joseph and then his wife’s mistreatment of him.
- Concept: Benevolence
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: “This case is explained by the Wise Revelation in the account of Joseph with the wife of the chief… when He says: {AND THE ONE WHO BOUGHT HIM FROM EGYPT…} (Joseph 21).”
Related books
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