“Faith” in these pathways is defined through its relation to general Islam and, more specifically, to following the Muhammadan message. Hence the links foreground the distinction between the broad value framework and the specific duty, and connect the concept to righteous action, rites, and freedom of commitment.
Direct answer
Faith on this page appears as narrower than Islam. It is connected to the Muhammadan message, the community of those who believe in it, and the duties and rites associated with it. Its value within the atlas is that it clarifies the effect of distinguishing general Islam from specific faith, and shows how this distinction extends to righteous action, freedom, and the meaning of religious belonging.
Concept keys
- Faith is narrower than Islam in this reading.
- It is tied to the Muhammadan message and its rites.
- Righteous action prevents reducing faith to a mere name.
- Distinguishing between Islam and faith affects the understanding of religion and the other.
- The page links the concept to verses and nearby claims.
Where does the tracing begin?
Shared entry
Lexicon
Its appearance in the books
Related verses
- Al-A’raf 153
- Al-Baqarah 285
- Al-Baqarah 62
- At-Tahrim 11
- At-Tawbah 112
- Al-Hujurat 15
- Al-Kahf 110
- Al-Kahf 88
- Al-Ma’idah 119
- Muhammad 2
Conceptual relations
- Islam transcends narrow religious affiliation
- Islam precedes the Muhammadan mission as a universal human relation to God that differs from the specific faith of Muhammadan following
- Islam constitutes a human value framework broader than faith tied to following Muhammad and his rites
- Islam is presented as a prior and broader universal human horizon than the specific faith tied to following Muhammad and his rites
- Unifying relations
- Righteous action embodies faith
Nearby claims
- Islam transcends narrow affiliation
- Religion directs toward human values
- Righteous action embodies faith
- The Book defines the fixed foundations
- Islam as a universal human horizon broader than specific Muhammadan faith
- Islam is a human value framework broader than specific faith affiliation
- Islam is historically and conceptually prior to the specificity of the Muhammadan message
- The pillars of Islam are three
- Islam is broader than faith
- Faith is a specific duty for believers
- Faith is specific to the followers of Muhammad
- Faith is specific to the Muhammadan message
- The knowledgeable are among the witnesses
- Righteous action is part of Islam
- The Muslim includes every believer in God and the Last Day
- General Islam and the value covenant constitute Shahrur’s definition of religion
- Islam in Shahrur is a universal human religion broader than specific faith
- The Islamic covenant in Shahrur rests on value-based pillars, not ritual affiliation
- Associating partners with God rests on illusory fixity
- The Prophet has no guardianship over people
- Rites lie outside political legislation
- There is no compulsion in religion is a negation of the genus
- Islam distinguishes between concepts
- Religion is an individual relationship with God
- Confusing concepts produces sectarianism
- God’s essence transcends scientific proof
- God’s essence is beyond science
- Islam in Shahrur is a pluralistic value framework, not a coercive ritual system
- The tidings relate to the unseen
- Rational interpretation rebuilds the unseen and religion on the basis of freedom and knowledge