This thematic entry brings together 2 instances of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
Yes, whoever fulfills his covenant and is mindful [of God]—then indeed God loves the mindful.
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Muhammad Shahrur employ Al Imran 76 in his definition of the covenant?
Shahrur employs the verse within his distinction between the “compact” and the “covenant”: for him, a covenant is a person’s undertaking to abide by the terms of a compact, and he holds that the fulfillment mentioned in the verse supports describing this commitment as public.
For Shahrur, a covenant is the undertaking to abide by the terms of a compact, and it comes after the compact. Shahrur cites Al Imran 76 as evidence that commitment to the covenant, in his conception, is public.
Citation and Location
A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation — p. 66.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation conveys Shahrur’s use of the verse and does not provide independent proof that the public nature of the covenant is the verse’s sole or necessary implication.
- This passage alone is insufficient to generalize Shahrur’s definition to all occurrences of covenant in the Qur’an or to all contracts and commitments.
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Brief Reading
The verse is cited to affirm that the covenant is a public commitment grounded in fulfillment.
Themes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
Related Concepts
- Fulfillment: 2
- Covenant: 2
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It is connected to a network linking ethics to the publicly declared contract.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 2
Contexts of Use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 294: He cites it to support the concept of the covenant as a public commitment that must be fulfilled.
- Concept: fulfillment
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: “As in His—exalted be He—saying: {Yes, whoever fulfills his covenant and is mindful [of God] …} (Al Imran 76).”
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 66: He uses it to affirm the obligation of publicly fulfilling and adhering to the covenant.
- Concept: covenant
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: “And it can only be public, as in His saying, exalted be He: {Yes, whoever fulfills his covenant and is mindful [of God] …} (Al Imran 76).”
Related Books
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