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.
The verse text as quoted
Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and in the early hours of the night. Indeed, good deeds drive away evil deeds. That is a reminder for those who remember * and be patient, for Allah does not let the reward of those who do good be lost.
Brief reading
Shahrur makes it the basis of the rule that good deeds erase evil deeds, and treats it as an open-ended law until the Day of Resurrection.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legislative
Related concepts
- Ihsan: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It establishes an ethical rule with a continuing practical dimension.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Establishment: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 227: He makes it the basis of a general rule in his view: good deeds erase evil deeds, and formulates from it an open law until the Day of Resurrection.
- Concept: Ihsan
- Function of the verse here: Establishment
- Textual evidence: «And He, Exalted, confirmed that the law of {good deeds drive away evil deeds} is an open law… by His saying, Glorified be He: {Establish prayer…} (Hud 114–115).»
Related books
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