This locus gathers 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 text as cited
Indeed, We do not let the reward of anyone who does good work go to waste
Brief reading
Shahrur relies on the verse to affirm that requital is tied to excellence in action, and he criticizes the understanding that separates destiny from action.
Axes
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- righteous action: 2
- action: 2
- requital: 1
- ihsan: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters into the network linking requital to responsible human action.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Critique of the tradition: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 178: He cites it to show that requital is tied to the goodness of action, in opposition to a hadith understanding that he sees as ambiguous or contrary to that.
- Concept: righteous action
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «- {Indeed, We do not let the reward of anyone who does good work go to waste} (Al-Kahf 30).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 178: He uses the verse to oppose the hadith that suggests destiny cannot be understood from action, and he emphasizes that reward is tied to the excellence of action, not to an obscure sealing of life.
- Concept: action
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the tradition
- Textual citation: «{Indeed, We do not let the reward of anyone who does good work go to waste} (Al-Kahf 30)»
- Countervailing traditional reading: The hadith: “…and the person of the Fire is sealed with the deed of the people of the Fire, even if he did any deed…”
Related books
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