What is meant
Righteous action, according to Shahrur, is the third pillar of Islam, not merely an additional virtue It is an essential part of the structure of religion as God intends it
The atom’s structure in the atlas
- Type of argument: legislative
- Argument movement: righteous action is the third pillar of Islam.
- Central terms: righteous action, third pillar, Islam.
- Degree of centrality: primary.
This atom raises righteous action from the level of virtue to the level of pillar. It makes the religious structure rest on responsible action, not on ritual belonging alone.
Links to help with reading
- Muhammad Shahrur Islam and Faith
- Islam, faith, and righteous action
- righteous action
- Islam
- The Islamic covenant, according to Shahrur, is based on value-based pillars, not on ritual belonging
Basis
- Supporting text: ««Righteous action, which God intended to be the third pillar of Islam»».
Basis location in the book
- Book: Islam and Faith.
- Location: at the beginning of the book
- Type of basis: close evidence.
- Mark to help verification: the third pillar of Islam
- Reading note: This location is appropriate because it states that righteous action is the third pillar that God intended for Islam.
Degree of documentation
- Level: directly documented
- Meaning of the level: the atom relies on an explicit witness close to the wording of the claim.
- Reading limits: the wording above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is reproduced textually.
Its function in the book
Its function here is definitional; it fixes a meaning or conceptual distinction on which Shahrur relies in building the idea.
Related to
- The Islamic covenant, according to Shahrur, is based on value-based pillars, not on ritual belonging
Editorial note
This atom is foundational in Shahrur’s conception of the Islamic covenant.