The Believers 4

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This theme 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.

Text of the Verse as Cited

And those who are doers of zakat

Reader’s Answer

Question

How does Muhammad Shahrur employ the Almighty’s statement, ﴾And those who are doers of zakat﴿, in distinguishing between Islam and faith?

Shahrur employs the verse in his discussion of zakat as spending, distinguishing its categories from what he calls the “zakat of Islam,” which he describes as “doing good.” He considers spending to be common to both Islam and faith because of its connection to people and society, while maintaining that the categories of the zakat of Islam are added to the zakat of faith.

Shahrur cites the verse in the context of explaining that giving zakat is spending, and that its categories differ from the “zakat of Islam,” which he calls “doing good.” Shahrur holds that spending is shared between Islam and faith because it concerns people and society, and regards it as a means of drawing near to God.

Citation and Location

Islam and Faith — p. 85.

Limits of the Reading

  • The citation is excerpted from a table or brief presentation; it therefore does not set out the full structure of Shahrur’s terminology for distinguishing between the zakat of Islam and the zakat of faith.
  • The phrase “doing good,” used to describe the zakat of Islam, should not be turned into a direct definition of the verse or an explicit equation of it with ihsan.
  • This citation alone does not establish the details of the categories that Shahrur attributes to the zakat of faith.

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Brief Reading

Shahrur uses it to highlight that the zakat of faith is connected to practical action and ihsan.

Themes

  • Humanistic and Ethical
  • Zakat: 2
  • Ihsan: 1
  • Practical action: 1

Its Place in the Conceptual Network

It links faith to manifest ethical conduct.

The Verse’s Role in the Argument

  • Support: 1

Contexts of Use

  • Islam and Faith, p. 85: He uses it to highlight that the zakat of faith is connected to practical action and ihsan.
    • Concept: zakat
    • Function of the verse here: support
    • Textual citation: “{And those who are doers of zakat} (The Believers 4):”

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