This axis gathers 2 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
… AND WHOEVER ACQUIRES A GOOD DEED, WE SHALL INCREASE FOR HIM IN IT GOODNESS…
Brief reading
At Shahrur’s, it is read to mean that “the servants” includes those who obey and work righteousness, while also being used to broaden the meaning of kinship.
Axes
- Faith
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- servants: 2
- kinship: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It connects to a network of concepts linking obedience to human relation and kinship.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Example: 1
Uses
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 58: Cited as evidence that “the servants” also includes those who obey and work righteousness.
- Concept: servants
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «And the obedient servant in His saying تعالى: { … AND WHOEVER ACQUIRES A GOOD DEED, WE SHALL INCREASE FOR HIM IN IT GOODNESS … } (Shura 23).»
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 109: He uses it to establish the meaning of kinship and friendship in the root’s usage, before moving on to kinship by blood in rulings.
- Concept: kinship
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual citation: «– { SAY: I DO NOT ASK OF YOU ANY RECOMPENSE FOR IT EXCEPT LOVE FOR THE KINSHIP } (Shura 23).»
Related books
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence
This page is presented within the general method of atlas construction.