Al Imran 102

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This axis gathers 5 locations where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, along with the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as quoted

O you who believe, be mindful of God with the reverence due to Him, and do not die except as Muslims.

Brief reading

Shahrur uses the verse to establish his distinction between the piety of Islam and the piety of faith, and to link piety to commandments and prohibitions.

Axes

  • Faith-based
  • Legislative
  • Methodological
  • piety of Islam: 3
  • piety: 3
  • prohibitions: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It is connected to the construction of degrees of piety and the limits of concession.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Foundation: 3
  • Distinction: 1
  • Support: 1

Summary of its presence in the atlas

  • The piety of Islam is a root in the moral structure
  • Distinction between piety and prohibitions
  • Its presence in the ordering of degrees of piety

Pages in the atlas that refer to this verse

These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.

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Uses

  • Islam and the Human Being: He reads it as a discourse addressed to Muslims who uphold innate values, in contrast to the discourse of al-Taghabun 16 addressed to believers in rituals.
    • Concept: piety of Islam
    • Function of the verse here: distinction
    • Textual witness: “{ O you who believe, be mindful of God with the true reverence due to Him, and do not die except as Muslims } (Al Imran 102)”
  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 45: He mentions it together with the criterion of nobility to confirm that piety is tied to righteous action, not to formal religious affiliation.
    • Concept: piety
    • Function of the verse here: support
    • Textual witness: “{O you who believe, be mindful of God with the true reverence due to Him …} (Al Imran 102)”
  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 79: He cites it to define the piety of Islam as that which is linked to the commandments and the straight path before the piety of faith and excellence.
    • Concept: piety of Islam
    • Function of the verse here: foundation
    • Textual witness: “And we have indicated that the first piety is the piety of Islam, which the Exalted meant in His saying: { Be mindful of God with the true reverence due to Him, and do not die except as Muslims } (Al Imran 102)”
  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 80: He uses it to ground his distinction between the piety of Islam and the piety of faith, and to place some prohibitions and commandments within the piety of Islam, which is not subject to concession.
    • Concept: piety
    • Function of the verse here: foundation
    • Textual witness: “We have indicated that the first piety is the piety of Islam, which the Exalted meant in His saying: { Be mindful of God with the true reverence due to Him, and do not die except as Muslims }”
  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 107: He links the basic prohibitions with the pillars of Islam, and makes them fixed limits into which no ijtihad or general concession enters.
    • Concept: prohibitions
    • Function of the verse here: foundation
    • Textual witness: “From here, He – Glorified be He – placed these prohibitions among the pillars of Islam in His saying: { O you who believe, be mindful of God with the true reverence due to Him, and do not die except as Muslims } (Al Imran 102)”

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