Al-Baqarah 62

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This verse recurs in Shahrur’s project because it supports his expansive understanding of Islam as belief in God, the Last Day, and righteous action, not merely nominal belonging to a religious community. It therefore appears in his discussion of salvation and the transcendence of sectarian boundaries.

The verse as cited

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

Brief reading

Shahrur uses the verse to affirm that the criterion of acceptance does not rest on religious affiliation alone, but on faith and righteous action. From here, the verse becomes evidence for a comprehensive meaning that accommodates differences among religious communities.

Axes

  • Faith-based
  • Humanistic and ethical
  • Methodological
  • Faith and righteous action: 3
  • The inclusive faith-based whole: 2
  • The universality of Islam: 2
  • Religious communities: 2
  • Salvation through faith and action: 2
  • Belief in God and the Last Day: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

The verse is linked to universality, salvation, and righteous action. It is central because it supports a reading that goes beyond sectarian confinement and ties religion to conduct and faith, not merely to verbal identity.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Foundational: 4
  • Supportive: 3

Summary of its presence in the atlas

  • Islam here has a broad, inclusive meaning.
  • Salvation is tied to faith and righteous action.
  • It appears in discussions that transcend sectarian boundaries.

Pages in the atlas that refer to this verse

These links collect the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.

Uses

  • Islam and the Human: builds on it to define Islam in general as belief in God, the Last Day, and righteous action, regardless of differences among religious communities.
    • Concept: the inclusive faith-based whole
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual citation: «{ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ … } (al-Baqarah 62)»
  • Islam and the Human: takes it as evidence that Islam includes everyone who believes in God and the Last Day and does righteous deeds, whatever their religious community.
    • Concept: the universality of Islam
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual citation: «{ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ … } (al-Baqarah 62)»
  • Islam and Faith, p. 9: he cites it to argue that general Islam includes the followers of different religious communities if belief in God and the Last Day and righteous action come together.
    • Concept: religious communities
    • Function of the verse here: Supportive
    • Textual citation: «{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا… مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا…} (al-Baqarah 62).»
  • Islam and Faith, p. 87: he uses it to show the breadth of innate Islam for whoever believes in God and the Last Day and does righteous deeds.
    • Concept: salvation through faith and action
    • Function of the verse here: Supportive
    • Textual citation: «{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ…} (al-Baqarah 62).»
  • Islam and Faith, p. 168: he makes it evidence that belief in God and the Last Day and righteous action place their possessor within the sphere of Islam and confirm the credibility of the message.
    • Concept: belief in God and the Last Day
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual citation: «He read with me the saying of God Most High: {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ …} (al-Baqarah 62).»
  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 13: he cites it to define the Muslim as anyone who combines belief in God and the Last Day with righteous action, not sectarian affiliation.
    • Concept: faith and righteous action
    • Function of the verse here: Supportive
    • Textual citation: «Its pillars are belief in God and the Last Day, with this belief coupled to righteous action {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا…} (al-Baqarah 62)»
  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 189: he cites it to argue that the Qur’anic criterion for salvation is belief in God, the Last Day, and righteous action, not hostility toward those who differ.
    • Concept: faith and righteous action
    • Function of the verse here: Foundational
    • Textual citation: «{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ…} (al-Baqarah 62).»

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