This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of these verses in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking them to the concepts and arguments that appear around them.
Text of the verses as cited
And those in whose wealth there is a known due * for the petitioner and the deprived
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where do these two verses occur, what do they indicate for Shahrur, and what function do they serve in his argument about zakat?
The two verses occur in Al-Ma’arij 24–25. Shahrur cites them in a context in which he calls for noticing a connection between expenditure, charity, and zakat; thus, their function in this citation is to support this argumentative trajectory, rather than to provide an independent definition of zakat or a terminological distinction among these terms.
Shahrur cites Al-Ma’arij 24–25, which establish a known due in wealth for the petitioner and the deprived, in the context of his discussion of zakat. Shahrur says that addressing zakat requires noticing a connection, “in one way or another,” between expenditure, charity, and zakat; the verse from Al-Ma’arij appears among the verses he adduces in this context.
Citation and Location
Islam and Faith — p. 81.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not independently define the “known due” for Shahrur.
- The citation does not state that expenditure, charity, and zakat are synonymous; rather, it mentions the existence of an unspecified connection among them.
- This verse alone does not establish the amount of the due, the mechanism of its obligation, or its relation to zakat in its technical sense.
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Brief Reading
Shahrur reads it as establishing the existence of a known due in wealth that converges with expenditure, charity, and zakat.
Axes
- Legal
- Humanitarian and Ethical
Related Concepts
- the known due: 2
- expenditure: 1
- charity: 1
- zakat: 1
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It enters the network of wealth and financial duties with an ethical dimension.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- Islam and Faith, p. 81: He relies on it to establish that wealth contains a known due that converges with expenditure, charity, and zakat.
- Concept: the known due
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: “- And those in whose wealth there is a known due * for the petitioner and the deprived (Al-Ma’arij 24–25).”
Related Books
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