This locus brings together 2 instances 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 It Appears
O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you…
Brief Reading
Shahrur considers it a foundational text in explaining fasting as an obligatory rite with a historical extension in previous nations.
Loci
- Legislative
- Belief-related
Associated Concepts
- Fasting: 3
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is linked to establishing the ruling of fasting within the broader religious narrative.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Foundational: 2
Instances of Use
- Islam and Belief, p. 82: He treats it as a foundational text for detailing fasting and considering it a rite that preceded the Muslim community and was then completed in the Muhammadan community.
- Concept: Fasting
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «- { O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you… } (al-Baqarah 183, 184, 185),»
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna, p. 98: He relies on it to establish fasting as an obligatory rite with both a devotional and historical dimension among previous nations.
- Concept: Fasting
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «{O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you …} al-Baqarah 183, 184, 185.»
Related Books
- Islam and Belief
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna
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