This axis 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.
The verse text as cited
Certainly you have in the Messenger of God an excellent model
Brief reading
Shahrur interprets al-uswa here as a reformist approach to be emulated in reform and diplomacy, not a literal imitation of behavior.
Axes
- Political and social
- Methodological
Related concepts
- emulation: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It links emulation to reformist social action rather than to formal imitation.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 137: He interprets al-uswa here as meaning the reformist approach to be emulated in reform and diplomacy, not the literal imitation of every detail of behavior.
- Concept: emulation
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «Here it is worth pausing over the term “al-uswa” found in the Wise Revelation: { لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ أُسْوَةً حَسَنَةً }»
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