This axis gathers 2 instances 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

Yes, whoever fulfills his covenant and is mindful, then God loves the mindful.

Brief reading

The verse is cited to affirm that a covenant is a public commitment based on fulfillment.

Axes

  • Human and ethical
  • Legal
  • Fulfilling: 2
  • Covenant: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It is linked to a network that connects ethics with the declared contract.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 2

Instances of use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 294: He cites it to reinforce the concept of covenant as a public commitment that must be fulfilled.
    • Concept: fulfilling
    • The verse’s function here: support
    • Textual citation: «as in His – تعالى – saying: {بَلَى مَنْ أَوْفَى بِعَهْدِهِ وَاتَّقَى …} (Al Imran 76).»
  • A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 66: He uses it to affirm the obligation of public fulfillment of the covenant and commitment to it.
    • Concept: covenant
    • The verse’s function here: support
    • Textual citation: «and it can only be public, as in His saying تعالى: { بَلَى مَنْ أَوْفَى بِعَهْدِهِ وَاتَّقَى … } (Al Imran 76).»

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