This axis 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 text of the verse as cited
… those who violate God’s covenant after its binding…
Reader’s answer
Question
How does Shahrur employ al-Baqarah 26–27 in his discussion of the covenant and the pledge?
Shahrur cites the two verses as part of his argument that the covenant precedes and is more important than the treaty; he cites them after setting out provisions of the covenant of the Children of Israel and linking the covenant to the combination of Islam and faith.
Shahrur adduces al-Baqarah 26–27 to argue that the covenant is more important than the treaty and comes before it. He places the two verses in the context of presenting the covenant as encompassing what he calls Islam and what he calls faith, after citing the verse concerning the covenant of the Children of Israel.
Citation and location
Islam and Faith — p. 109.
Limits of the reading
- The citation does not provide an independent definition of the terms transgression, violation of the pledge, severing, or corruption in al-Baqarah 26–27.
- The citation does not establish that violating the covenant “is not merely a violation,” nor does it state an interpretive causal relationship between its violation and corruption beyond the context of the cited verse.
- The citation does not explain the nature of the “treaty” or the detailed differences between it and the covenant, apart from Shahrur’s assertion of the covenant’s priority and importance.
- The occurrence of the verse in the citation alone does not establish any additional synonymy or linguistic distinction among its terms.
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Brief reading
The verse appears to show that violating the covenant is not merely a violation, but rather corruption that severs what God has commanded to be joined.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Violating the covenant: 3
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to Shahrur’s distinction between fidelity and corruption in collective conduct.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of tradition: 1
- Distinction: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 109: He employs it to show that violating the covenant is corruption and severing what God has commanded to be joined.
- Concept: Violating the covenant
- Function of the verse here: Critique of tradition
- Textual citation: “{… and none are led astray by it except the transgressors * those who violate God’s covenant after its binding…} (al-Baqarah 26–27).”
- Islam and Faith, p. 109: He uses it to show that the covenant precedes the pledge and that violating it is among the characteristics of transgressors.
- Concept: Violating the covenant
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual citation: “We see this in His, exalted be He, saying: {… and none are led astray by it except the transgressors * those who violate God’s covenant after its binding …} (al-Baqarah 26–27).”
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