This node gathers 2 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, while linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
… those who fulfill the covenant of God and do not break the covenant … and established prayer and spent…
Brief reading
Shahrur makes it the basis for linking the covenant to faith and righteous action, while highlighting fidelity to the covenant as an essential trait.
Themes
- Faith
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Fulfilling the covenant: 2
- Covenant and pact: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It connects faith and practical conduct within the network of fidelity and covenant.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundation: 1
- Distinction: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 109: He uses it to affirm that the covenant is inseparable from faith, righteous action, establishing prayer, and spending.
- Concept: Fulfilling the covenant
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual evidence: «{… only those of understanding remember * those who fulfill the covenant of God and do not break the covenant …} (Thunder 19–22).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 109: It is understood from it that fulfilling the covenant and not breaking the pact are two inseparable qualities of those endowed with understanding.
- Concept: Covenant and pact
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: «By virtue of the words of the Exalted: {… only those of understanding remember * those who fulfill the covenant of God and do not break the covenant …} (Thunder 19–22).»
Related books
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