This locus gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Verse text as cited

O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women

Brief reading

Shahrur uses it to argue that the word women may mean wives, not females in the absolute sense.

Loci

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Political and social

Associated concepts

  • Women: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It is used to distinguish the social sense of the term within context.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Distinguishing: 1

Instances of use

  • The Book and the Qur’an, p. 501: It is used as evidence that women may come to mean wives, not females in general.
    • Concept: Women
    • Function of the verse here: Distinguishing
    • Textual citation: «He also used the word “women” to mean wives in His saying تعالى {O wives of the Prophet …} (al-Ahzab 32).»

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