This axis gathers 2 places 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
MEN WHOM NEITHER TRADE NOR SELLING DISTRACT FROM THE REMEMBRANCE OF GOD AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRAYER AND THE GIVING OF ZAKAT
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse comes to distinguish salat as an established rite from the meaning of connection with God, linking it to acts of establishment rather than to supplication alone.
Axes
- Faith
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- salat: 2
- establishing salat: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It is connected to his discussion of the distinction between the terms prayer and salat within the network of ritual meaning.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Distinction: 1
- Example: 1
Places of use
- Islam and Humanity: He cites it to distinguish salat as a rite from prayer in the sense of connection with God, and sees here that it is an established rite.
- Concept: salat
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: «{ MEN WHOM NEITHER TRADE … } (al-Nur 37) (here salat with waw).»
- Islam and Faith, p. 254: He cites it to show that salat with waw is linked to establishment and ritual movements, not merely to supplication.
- Concept: establishing salat
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «If we want to distinguish between each of these two meanings in the Wise Revelation, we only need to look at His saying تعالى: {MEN WHOM NEITHER TRADE… AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRAYER…} (al-Nur 37) (here salat with waw)»
Related books
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