This axis brings together 2 loci where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, connecting it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
And for every community We have appointed a rite, that they may mention the name of God over what He has provided them of the livestock of grazing animals
Brief reading
Shahrur makes it, together with Hajj 28, a framework through which he links livestock to the rites of sacrifice and devotion, not merely to consumption.
Axes
- Legislative
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Ritual act: 3
Its place in the network of concepts
It falls within the network of rites, given its specific ritual function.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Places of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 2, p. 49: He joins it with Hajj 28 to clarify the relationship of livestock to the rites of slaughter and the remembrance of God’s name.
- Concept: Ritual act
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{ وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنْسَكًا … عَلَى مَا رَزَقَهُمْ مِنْ بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ…} (الحج ٣٤)»
- The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 2, p. 49: He uses it to support his reading that livestock belongs in the context of offerings and rites, not merely meat.
- Concept: Ritual act
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «٣ - { وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنْسَكًا لِيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللهِ عَلَى مَا رَزَقَهُمْ مِنْ بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ…} (الحج ٣٤).»
Related books
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