This axis brings together 1 location 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
Indeed, Safa and Marwa are among the rites of God…
Brief reading
The verse is among the foundational passages for the meaning of ritual practice, and its meaning is then extended to whatever God commanded or entrusted His Messenger to elaborate.
Axes
- Legislative
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Rituals: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It forms a foundational point for the concept of rituals within the legislative structure.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Foundation: 1
Places of use
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna, p. 91: He counts it among the foundational passages for the meaning of ritual practice, then expands it to include whatever God commanded or entrusted His Messenger to elaborate.
- Concept: rituals
- The verse’s function here: foundation
- Textual evidence: “Rituals is the plural of ritual, and it is mentioned in four places… {Indeed, Safa and Marwa are among the rites of God…} al-Baqarah 158.”
Related books
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna
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