This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
THOSE WHO, IF WE ESTABLISH THEM IN THE LAND, ESTABLISH PRAYER, GIVE ALMS, ENJOIN WHAT IS RIGHT, AND FORBID WHAT IS WRONG
Brief reading
Shahrur cites it to affirm that these acts may come after prayer and alms or before them, thereby negating any binding order among them.
Axes
- Political and social
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Enabling: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is used to fix the position of public acts without imposing a rigid sequence.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, pp. 159-160: He cites it to affirm that these acts may come after prayer and alms or before them, thereby negating any binding order among them.
- Concept: enabling
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «And His saying — Exalted be He —: {Those who, if We establish them in the land, establish prayer…}»
Related books
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