This axis gathers 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 Cited
AND SAY, “WORK, FOR GOD WILL SEE YOUR WORK, AND [SO WILL] HIS MESSENGER AND THE BELIEVERS”
Brief Reading
The verse is understood to mean that action is the locus of scrutiny and accountability, not abstract slogans.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
Related Concepts
- Scrutiny of action: 2
- Accountability for action: 2
Its Place in the Concept Network
It enters into the construction of a criterion for judging outward action.
The Verse’s Role in the Argument
- Support: 1
- Critique of the heritage: 1
Instances of Use
- Islam and Faith, p. 178: He cites it to make visible action and accountability for it the basis of judgment, not abstract slogans.
- Concept: Scrutiny of action
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «- {وَقُلِ اعْمَلُوا فَسَيرى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ} (التوبة ١٠٥).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 178: He makes it evidence that action is visible and subject to accountability, so a hadith that contradicts this meaning cannot stand with it.
- Concept: Accountability for action
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the heritage
- Textual evidence: «{وَقُلِ اعْمَلُوا فَسِيرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ} (التوبة ١٠٥)»
- Countervailing traditional reading: the hadith: ”… and the companion of the Fire will have his end sealed by the deeds of the people of the Fire, even if he did any deed…”
Related Books
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