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
He said, “It was she who tried to seduce me from myself.” And a witness from her own family testified: “If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has spoken the truth and he is one of the liars. * But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied and he is one of the truthful.” * So when he saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, “Indeed, it is of your guile; indeed, your guile is great.”
Brief reading
Shahrur interprets it to mean that the witness relies on indicators, traces, and expertise, not on having seen the incident itself.
Axes
- Methodological
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- The expert witness: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It supports an epistemic conception of testimony as inferential report.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and the Human Being: Here, he explains the witness as one who inferred from signs, traces, and experience, not someone who was present at the incident itself.
- Concept: The expert witness
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “We say this, and before us stands the clear, explicit verse of God, confirming what we have concluded: { He said, ‘It was she who tried to seduce me … And a witness from her own family testified …’ } (Joseph 26, 27, 28).”
Related books
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