This axis gathers 3 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
وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُولَئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ يُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
Brief reading
The verse is cited to show that the outcome of faith is tied to righteous action for both male and female alike, not to a mere claim.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Righteous action: 3
- Equality: 2
Its position in the network of concepts
It enters into the network of equality between the sexes and the linking of faith to action.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 2
- Critique of the heritage: 1
Instances of use
- Draining the Sources of Terrorism, p. 226: He uses it to emphasize that faith is coupled with righteous action for both male and female alike in deserving Paradise.
- Concept: Righteous action
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «ويقول: {وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا…} (غافر ٤٠)»
- Draining the Sources of Terrorism, p. 227: He cites the verse to prove that entry into Paradise is linked to righteous action, not merely to the claim that mercy alone is the standard, thereby refuting the traditional reading that nullifies the role of action.
- Concept: Righteous action
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the heritage
- Textual evidence: «{مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُولَئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ يُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ} (غافر ٤٠)… هذه الآيات تدحض ما اعتاد السادة العلماء ترديده… والقول إن الإنسان لا يدخل الجنة إلا برحمة الله»
- Counter-traditional reading: The claim that a person does not enter Paradise except by God’s mercy
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 304: He cites it to prove that faith and righteous action do not differentiate between male and female.
- Concept: Equality
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «أما طبقاً لكتاب الله، فالمرأة كالرجل تماماً؛ { وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ } (غافر ٤٠)»
Related books
This page is presented within the general methodology of atlas construction.