Citation locator: Episode 17: The Definitive and the Ambiguous, and the Beginning of Clarifying the Concept of the Forbidden, at 11:19–11:22. Audible quotation: «المغضوب عليهم والضالين قد يكونون من اتباع محمد او اتباع موسى او اتباع عيسى».
Injustice and Misguidance Can Apply to Any Group
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur maintains that those who are astray or incur wrath are not confined to a particular sect; rather, anyone who violates Qur’anic values may fall under this description.
Explanation
In broadening the meaning of misguidance, he makes the criterion a departure from truth and persistence in a wrong decision. Thus, the description may apply to an individual or a group, regardless of their religious identity. He also suggests that certain unjust acts themselves place their perpetrator in this category. In this way, the concept shifts from a sectarian classification to a moral and behavioral criterion.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This reinforces his tendency to free Qur’anic concepts from narrow historical particularization. It also accords with his defense of the universality of the message.
Limits of the claim
It does not say that every minor mistake necessarily makes a person “astray.”
Brief quotation
“أي واحد وأي مجموعة”
Related links
- Shahrur - testimony
- Shahrur - freedom
- Book: Islam and the Human Being