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 she who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds}

Brief reading

Shahrur uses it as an example of praising chastity as sexual immunity within a specific civilizational context.

Axes

  • Human and ethical
  • Political and social
  • Chastity: 2
  • Sexual immunity: 1
  • Civilizational context: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It is linked to his ethical reading of behavior across differing social environments.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • State and Society, p. 51: He uses it as an example of praising sexual immunity in a particular civilizational context that differs from the prevailing environment.
    • Concept: Chastity
    • Function of the verse here: Example
    • Textual evidence: “God — Glorified be He — mentioned Mary, daughter of عمران, in His revelation and praised her by saying: {And she who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds} (Al-Anbiya 91),“

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