This axis brings together 2 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
And those who, when they spend, are neither wasteful nor stingy…
Brief reading
He makes it a criterion for moderate spending, in a middle zone between extravagance and stinginess.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
Associated concepts
- al-qiwam: 3
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to regulating financial behavior on the basis of moderation.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Foundational: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 83: He makes it a criterion for moderate spending at the individual and social levels.
- Concept: al-qiwam
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «- {وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَنْفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا…} (Al-Furqan 67).»
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, pp. 155-156: He makes it the basis for distinguishing al-qiwam as a middle zone between extravagance and stinginess in spending.
- Concept: al-qiwam
- Function of the verse here: Foundational
- Textual evidence: «And to explain and clarify this, let us look at these verses… {وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَنْفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ قَوَامًا}»
Related books
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