This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
“And indeed, I fear the mawālī after me.”
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Shahrur cite Mary 5, what meaning does he assign to “mawālī” in it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
The citation appears in the Book and the Qur’an, p. 276. Shahrur assigns “mawālī” in the verse the first meaning of mawlā, namely, the master, and uses the verse as an example in his presentation of the term mawlā, which has two opposite meanings: master and slave.
Shahrur cites the verse “And indeed, I fear the mawālī after me” in the Book and the Qur’an, p. 276, in his discussion of the term mawlā. Shahrur maintains that mawlā has two opposite meanings: master and slave, and he makes “mawālī” in Mary 5 an example of the first meaning, namely, the master.
Citation and Location
the Book and the Qur’an — p. 276.
Limits of the Reading
- The citation does not explain who is meant by “mawālī” in the narrative context, nor does it establish that they are “disposers.”
- The citation does not provide a social analysis of the verse; this framework should therefore not be attributed to it.
- This passage alone does not establish a general theory of synonymy, or its rejection, for Shahrur.
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Brief Reading
He cites it for the meaning of mawlā as master or disposer in the social context.
Axes
- Linguistic and semantic
- Political and social
Related Concepts
- mawlā: 2
Its Place in the Conceptual Network
It serves to identify the social signification of the term mawlā.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- the Book and the Qur’an, p. 276: He cites it for the meaning of mawlā as master or disposer in the social context.
- Concept: mawlā
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: “It came in the first meaning in His Exalted saying: {‘And indeed, I fear the mawālī after me…’} (Mary 5).”
Related Books
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