This axis brings together 2 loci where this verse is used in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
Give the orphans their property … and if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphans, then marry …
Brief reading
The verse is presented as a basis for provisions concerning the care of orphans and guardianship over their property within the legislative framework.
Themes
- Legislative
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Orphans: 2
- Guardianship of orphans: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the organization of social protection and guardianship over property.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Foundation: 1
Loci of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 387: He counts it, together with verse 3, among the examples of new provisions concerning the care of orphans, property, and marriage in the Muhammadan message.
- Concept: Orphans
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “– {GIVE THE ORPHANS THEIR PROPERTY … AND IF YOU FEAR THAT YOU WILL NOT DEAL JUSTLY WITH THE ORPHANS, THEN MARRY …} (Women 2, 3)”
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 460: He cites it as evidence that the sixth injunction concerns whoever takes charge of an orphan’s property, rather than fathers in the first instance, because the father is legally the guardian when the mother is absent.
- Concept: Guardianship of orphans
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual citation: “Therefore, the sixth injunction is addressed to persons other than fathers, because in the event of the mother’s loss, the father is legally the guardian.”
Related books
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