This locus brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
Those who, if We empower them in the land, establish prayer, give alms, enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Shahrur employ Al-Hajj 41, and what distinction does he make among the actions mentioned in it?
Shahrur employs the verse alongside three verses to establish, in his reading, that the actions it contains are distinct things, separated by the coordinating conjunction; the cited evidence does not establish that his purpose is to deny a chronological or obligatory order among them.
Shahrur considers Al-Hajj 41 one of three verses he adduces to enumerate actions that he regards as distinct, including establishing prayer, giving alms, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong. Shahrur grounds the distinction among these actions in the meaning of the coordinating waw, maintaining that it separates distinct things.
Evidence and Location
Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 159.
Limits of the Reading
- The cited evidence does not state that the order of the actions in Al-Hajj 41 is non-binding, nor does it establish the possibility of placing some before or after others.
- The cited evidence does not provide an independent definition of each of the actions mentioned in the verse; rather, it affirms their distinctness in the context of the argument.
- The attached locus is page 159 and does not support the reference to page 160 in the current description.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur cites it to affirm that these acts may come after prayer and almsgiving or before them, thereby negating any binding order among them.
Axes
- Political and social
- Legislative
Related Concepts
- Empowerment: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is used to define the position of general actions without imposing a rigid order.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, pp. 159–160: He cites it to affirm that these acts may come after prayer and almsgiving or before them, thereby negating any binding order among them.
- Concept: Empowerment
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “And His saying—Exalted is He—: {Those who, if We empower them in the land, establish prayer…}”
Related Books
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