This thematic entry gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
Indeed, the believers are only those who believe in God and His Messenger…
Reader’s Answer
Question
How does Muhammad Shahrur employ Qur’an 49:15 in his discussion of faith?
Shahrur employs the verse within a list he calls the “pillars of faith,” treating it as evidence for the first pillar: the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of God. He cites the text of the verse, which links the description of believers to faith in God and His Messenger, the absence of doubt, and striving with wealth and selves in the way of God.
Shahrur places Qur’an 49:15 under the heading “Pillars of Faith.” He identifies “the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of God” as the first pillar, then immediately cites Qur’an 49:15 at this point. In Shahrur’s formulation as presented, the verse is connected with describing believers as having faith in God and His Messenger, not entertaining doubt, and striving with wealth and selves in the way of God.
Evidence and Location
Islam and Faith — p. 85.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence establishes where the verse is included in Shahrur’s enumeration of the pillars of faith, but the excerpt does not provide a detailed rationale for how the first pillar is derived from the verse.
- This evidence alone does not establish that Shahrur restricts the definition of faith to the qualities mentioned, nor does it establish the details of the remaining pillars except insofar as they appear at the beginning of the enumeration.
- Striving in the verse is mentioned as one of the qualities of believers in the text quoted by Shahrur; determining its precise theoretical status within his definition of faith requires additional evidence from the book.
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Brief Reading
The verse establishes a definition of faith as connected to the pillars and to striving with wealth and self.
Themes
- Faith-related
- Legislative
Related Concepts
- Faith: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It is connected to the construction of a definition of faith as distinct from mere verbal affiliation.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Foundational: 1
Instances of Use
- Islam and Faith, p. 85: He places it within the definition of the pillars of faith and links it to striving with wealth and selves.
- Concept: Faith
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: “{Indeed, the believers are only those who believe in God and His Messenger…} (Al-Hujurat 15).”
Related Books
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