This axis gathers one place 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
WHAT CAUSED YOU TO ENTER Saqar? * They said, We were not among those who prayed * and we did not feed the poor * and we used to plunge with those who plunge
Brief reading
He interprets it as meaning that the reason they are described as criminals is their severing of the connection with God and their abandonment of human values.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Connection with God: 2
- Human values: 1
- The criminals: 1
Its place in the concept network
It links faith and human conduct in the meaning of crime.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Uses
- Islam and Man: He interprets it as meaning that the reason they are described as criminals is their severing of the connection with God and their abandonment of human values, not merely leaving the ritual of prayer.
- Concept: connection with God
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: «{ … لَمْ نَكُ مِنْ الْمُصَلِّينَ … وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ … }»
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