This locus gathers 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

Those are the ones upon whom are prayers from their Lord, and mercy; and those are the rightly guided.

Brief reading

The verse is presented as an example of the connection between prayers, mercy, and guidance in Qur’anic meaning.

Axes

  • Faith-based
  • Human and ethical
  • Mercy: 2

Its place in the concept network

It is linked to the concept of connection as a merciful effect.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • Islam and Faith, p. 256: He makes it evidence that prayers, as the plural of prayer in the sense of connection, are coupled with mercy and guidance.
    • Concept: mercy
    • Function of the verse here: example
    • Textual citation: «- {Those are the ones upon whom are prayers from their Lord, and mercy…} (al-Baqarah 157).»

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