This hub gathers 2 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
Those are upon guidance from their Lord, and those are the successful.
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse links guidance and success as the fruit of correct conduct and spending.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Success: 2
- Guidance: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to the description of the Godfearing and the guided group in Qur’anic discourse.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna, p. 96: He uses it to link proper spending with guidance and success in the conduct of believers.
- Concept: success
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «… about those who spend {Those are upon guidance from their Lord, and those are the successful} al-Baqarah 5»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 45: He groups it with the verses about the Godfearing to confirm that the guidance of the Book is directed specifically to this group.
- Concept: guidance
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «And they are those who {… upon guidance from their Lord…} (al-Baqarah 5).»
Related books
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna
- The Book and the Qur’an
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