This axis brings together 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse text as cited
Those are the ones upon whom God has bestowed favor … Then there succeeded after them a later generation who neglected prayer and followed desires, so they will soon meet error.
Brief reading
It is cited as evidence that the ritual prayer was lost among later generations after the prophets, while the prayer of connection with God remained.
Axes
- Legislative
- Faith-based
Related concepts
- Neglecting prayer: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It serves to distinguish between the original form of prayer and its later transformations.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 256: It is cited as evidence that the ritual prayer was lost among later generations after the prophets, while the prayer of connection with God remained.
- Concept: Neglecting prayer
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{… they fell down in prostration and weeping * Then there succeeded after them a later generation who neglected الصلاة…} (Maryam 58–59).»
Related books
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