This axis brings together 2 instances 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
… AND WHATEVER GOOD YOU SEND FORWARD FOR YOURSELVES, YOU WILL FIND IT WITH GOD …
Brief reading
The verse is used to connect worldly benefit with the responsibility of piety, and to clarify the meaning of giving as a transfer from the owner to someone else.
Axes
- Legal
- Human and ethical
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- piety: 2
- zakat: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It brings together the meaning of piety and the meaning of zakat in the context of human responsibility.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 506: He employs it to link worldly benefit with otherworldly responsibility and the failure to neglect God’s rights.
- Concept: piety
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «And this is clear in His saying تعالى {.. وَمَا تَقَدَّمُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ …} (al-Muzzammil 20).»
- A Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation, p. 43: He cites it in explaining the meaning of giving as an act of transfer from the owner to another.
- Concept: zakat
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «… and His saying تعالى: { وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا } (al-Muzzammil 20).»
Related books
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