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

The verse as cited

Say: Who has forbidden the adornment of God that He has brought forth for His servants

Brief reading

It is used to argue that adornment is originally permissible and is not confined to a single form or one field.

Axes

  • Legislative
  • Human and ethical
  • Adornment: 2
  • Permissibility: 1
  • Beautification: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It opens the concept of adornment to a broader meaning than common conventions.

The role of the verse in the argument

  • Example: 1

Uses

  • Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 290: used to argue that adornment is originally permissible and extended in place and thing, not confined to traditional female beautification.
    • Concept: adornment
    • Function of the verse here: example
    • Textual evidence: «{ قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ } (الأعراف ٣٢)»

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