This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
God said: This is a day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness … God is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to argue that divine approval is tied to truthfulness and faith in Jesus on the Day of Resurrection, not to the privilege of a particular group.
Axes
- Faith
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Approval: 2
- Truthfulness: 1
- Faith: 1
Its position in the conceptual network
It is linked to redirecting approval from social belonging to the stance of faith.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna, pp. 55-56: It is used to argue that divine approval is tied to truthfulness and faith in Jesus on the Day of Resurrection, not to the Companions as a special class.
- Concept: Approval
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “as shown by His saying: [God said: This is a day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness … God is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him] (al-Ma’idah 119)“
Related books
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna
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