This axis gathers 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
WHOEVER INTENDS EVIL AGAINST YOUR FAMILY, EXCEPT THAT HE BE IMPRISONED OR A PAINFUL PUNISHMENT
Brief reading
Shahrur relies on it to define evil as harm and accusation that goes beyond mere sexual indecency.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Faith-related
Related concepts
- السوء: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It expands the boundaries of the ethical concept of evil.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 228: He draws on it to define evil as harm and accusation that goes beyond mere sexual indecency.
- Concept: evil
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual witness: «إِنَّهُ the greater evil than indecency; it is the harm done to the man whose dwelling has been honored… as in His saying تعالى … (Yusuf 25).»
Related books
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