The Pilgrimage 27–28

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This axis brings together 1 locus in which this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Text of the verse as cited

… AND THAT THEY MAY MENTION THE NAME OF GOD ON KNOWN DAYS…

Reader’s answer

Question

How does Muhammad Shahrur employ God’s saying, “AND THAT THEY MAY MENTION THE NAME OF GOD ON KNOWN DAYS,” in The Pilgrimage 27–28?

Shahrur uses the verse to argue that the “known days” were pilgrimage days known and well established before the mission, identifying them as the first nine days of Dhu al-Hijjah and linking their context to Abraham’s address in the preceding verse and to the annual pilgrimage season in the Arabian Peninsula.

Shahrur reads the phrase “known days” in The Pilgrimage 28 as referring to days that were previously known and well established, rather than days whose definition is newly derived from the verse alone. He identifies these days as the first nine days of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last of which is the Day of Standing at Arafat. Shahrur connects the known character of these days to the context of Abraham’s address in The Pilgrimage 27, and says that Quraysh had provided for pilgrims and supplied them with water since the time of Abraham.

Citation and location

Islam and Faith — p. 84.

Limits of the reading

  • The citation ends in the middle of the Qur’anic phrase after “AND PROCLAIM TO THE PEOPLE THE P…,” so Shahrur’s full wording and subsequent argument do not appear.
  • The displayed passage begins by discussing “the pilgrimage is in known months” and then moves to The Pilgrimage 28; therefore, “the known months” should not be equated with “the known days” except to the extent of the analogy explicitly stated by Shahrur himself.
  • The identification of the first nine days of Dhu al-Hijjah, and the historical connection to the time of Abraham, present Shahrur’s reading in the citation; they are not independently established by the quoted text alone.

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Brief reading

Shahrur considers it evidence that the known days began with Abraham and that they are the familiar pilgrimage season.

Axes

  • Narrative and historical
  • Legal
  • Faith-related
  • known days: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It connects a historical origin with a present devotional season.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Foundational: 1

Loci of use

  • Islam and Faith, p. 84: He considers it evidence that the known days began with Abraham and that they are the familiar pilgrimage season.
    • Concept: known days
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual citation: “{AND PROCLAIM TO THE PEOPLE THE PILGRIMAGE… * THAT THEY MAY WITNESS BENEFITS FOR THEMSELVES AND MENTION THE NAME OF GOD ON KNOWN DAYS… } (The Pilgrimage 27–28)”

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