This axis brings together 3 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking them to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
“And those who have responded to their Lord, established prayer, and whose affair is consultation among them…”
Brief reading
The verse is taken as the basis for the principle of consultation as a social and political behavior grounded in accepting the other and plurality.
Axes
- Political and social
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Consultation: 3
- Pluralism: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters the conceptual network as a starting point for organizing public affairs and relations among people.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
- Foundation: 1
Pages in the atlas that refer to this verse
These links gather the pages that rely on the verse or make it part of the argument within the atlas.
Related structural theses
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 23: He cites it among the ethical rules and social practices that fall within righteous action.
- Concept: consultation
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: ”- {And those who have responded to their Lord … and whose affair is consultation among them…} (Ash-Shūrā 38).”
- The State and Society, p. 300: He understands it as a general principle for civil society life based on accepting the other and plurality of opinion.
- Concept: pluralism
- Function of the verse here: foundation
- Textual evidence: “The first verse is 38 from Surah Ash-Shūrā: {and whose affair is consultation among them, and who spend out of what We have provided for them}”
- Towards New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 134: He uses it to reinforce the idea that the management of public affairs in the Prophetic state was based on consultation.
- Concept: consultation
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “And His saying: {and whose affair is consultation among them} (Ash-Shūrā 38),“
Related books
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