Shahrur’s Islamic covenant rests on value-based pillars, not ritual affiliation

Summary of the Thesis

For Shahrur, the Islamic covenant rests on three pillars: belief in God, belief in the Last Day, and righteous action. Islam thus becomes a value-based and practical commitment, not merely a ritual affiliation.

Foundational Atoms

• The pillars of Islam are three
• The third pillar is righteous action
• Righteous action is part of Islam

Place of Support within the Book

These pillars appear at the beginning of Islam and Faith, where the author explains the structure of Islam and its practical meaning.

Scope of Reading

This summary combines more than one closely related formulation. It does not add any pillar or condition beyond what the atoms support.