This axis gathers one place of use for this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
And do not marry polytheist women until they believe… and do not marry polytheist men until they believe
Brief reading
The verse is used to distinguish marriage to a polytheist man or woman from adultery, and to connect it to the idea of marital betrayal or associating partners within the relationship.
Axes
- Legislative
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- nikah: 2
- polytheist (masc.): 1
- polytheist (fem.): 1
- marital betrayal: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters the network for regulating the marital relationship and distinguishing it from moral mixing.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 53: he uses it to distinguish marriage to a polytheist man/woman from adultery, linking it to the idea of marital betrayal or associating partners within the relationship.
- Concept: nikah
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual witness: «{وَلا تَنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ… وَلَا تَنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ…} (البقرة ٢٢١).»
Related books
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