This axis brings together 3 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
THAT THEY MAY WITNESS THE BENEFITS FOR THEM AND REMEMBER THE NAME OF GOD IN KNOWN DAYS UPON WHAT HE HAS PROVIDED THEM…
Brief reading
The verse comes to establish the meaning of Hajj as a present witnessing of the rites, and to link the sacrificial animals to the rites, slaughter, and remembrance of God’s name.
Axes
- legislative
- narrative and historical
- linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- sacrificial animals: 3
- present witnessing: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It combines defining the rite with regulating the meaning of the Qur’anic term.
The verse’s role in the argument
- support: 2
- foundation: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Humanity: He interprets it to mean witnessing the rites in person; therefore, someone who follows them from afar is not considered a pilgrim.
- concept: present witnessing
- function of the verse here: support
- textual evidence: “We also note in His saying, Exalted be He: { لِيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ … } (al-Ḥajj 28), that what is meant by the address here is the pilgrims to the Sacred House of God”
- The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 2, p. 49: He cites it to broaden the scope of his inquiry into the meaning of sacrificial animals before beginning to define the animal.
- concept: sacrificial animals
- function of the verse here: support
- textual evidence: “{ لِيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَى مَا رَزَقَهُمْ مِنْ بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ…} (al-Ḥajj 28)”
- The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 2, p. 49: He cites it together with the verse from al-Māʾida to establish that “sacrificial animals” are linked to provision, the rites, and the remembrance of God’s name at slaughter.
- concept: sacrificial animals
- function of the verse here: foundation
- textual evidence: “2 - { لِيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللهِ … عَلَى مَا رَزَقَهُمْ مِنْ بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ…} (al-Ḥajj 28).”
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