This axis gathers 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.
Verse text as cited
{Whoever intercedes with a good intercession… And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with better than it or return it… }
Brief reading
The verses are presented as evidence that wisdom encompasses a system of values and ethical conduct.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Faith-based
Associated concepts
- Ethical values: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
Wisdom is linked to ethical action, not only to abstract knowledge.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna, p. 104: He considers these verses examples of wisdom as a system of values and ethical conduct.
- Concept: Ethical values
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «And His saying تعالى {Whoever intercedes with a good intercession… AND WHEN YOU ARE GREETED WITH A GREETING…} al-Nisa 85–86.»
Related books
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna
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