The Bee 32

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This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Text of the verse as cited

Those whom the angels take in death while they are good, saying, “Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do.”

Reader’s Answer

Question

Where does Shahrur cite Qur’an 16:32, and what significance does he assign to it in his argument?

Shahrur cites the verse in Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism (p. 226), within a presentation of verses through which he links entry into Paradise to deeds. Its function in this context is to support the connection between eschatological recompense and what a person does.

Shahrur links entry into Paradise to deeds and cites Qur’an 16:32 as part of this connection.

Citation and location

Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism — p. 226.

Limits of the reading

  • The citation does not offer an independent terminological distinction for the meaning of “deeds” or “recompense.”
  • In the portion presented, the accompanying citation does not establish a detailed claim that mercy is negated or that it is irrelevant to entry into Paradise.
  • This page addresses only the function of the verse in the argument found in the attached passage.

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Brief reading

It is cited to show that eschatological recompense is connected to deeds, not to mercy alone in the abstract.

Axes

  • Faith-related
  • Human and ethical
  • Recompense according to deeds: 2

Its place in the conceptual network

It belongs to the network of relations between deeds and recompense, qualifying readings that eliminate the effect of human action.

Role of the verse in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 226: It is cited to show that entry into Paradise is according to what a person used to do, not by mere abstract mercy that eliminates the role of deeds.
    • Concept: recompense according to deeds
    • Function of the verse here: support
    • Textual citation: “He says: {Those whom the angels take in death… ‘Enter Paradise for what you used to do’} (The Bee 32).”
    • Corresponding traditional reading: the view that a person enters Paradise only through God’s mercy

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