This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
A limited number of days; so whoever among you is ill or on a journey, then an equal number of other days; and upon those who can bear it, an expiation: feeding a poor person…
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse comes to distinguish al-iṭāqah from al-istiṭā‘ah, and to connect it with one who is able to fast but does not commit to it.
Axes
- Legislative
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- al-iṭāqah: 2
- al-istiṭā‘ah: 1
- fasting: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the network of concepts of capacity and legal obligation in the chapter on fasting.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 259: He distinguishes it from al-istiṭā‘ah, making it specific to those who are able to fast but do not want to or do not observe it.
- Concept: al-iṭāqah
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual citation: «- {A limited number of days; so whoever among you is ill… and upon those who can bear it, an expiation: feeding a poor person…} (al-Baqarah 184).»
- Counterpart in the traditional reading: the traditional system treats istaṭā‘a and aṭāqa as having the same meaning
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of building the atlas.