This locus 1 brings together one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, connecting it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

{ So if you fear, then [pray] on foot or riding. But when you are secure, then remember God as He has taught you that which you did not know. }

Brief reading

He uses the verse to affirm that “men” here does not mean males only, but rather those on foot as opposed to riders.

Axes

  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Legal
  • men: 2
  • those on foot: 1
  • riders: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It enters into the network of semantic distinction between lexical usage and the customary meaning.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Places of use

  • Towards a New Methodology for Islamic Jurisprudence, pp. 242-243: He uses it to affirm that “men” here does not mean males only, but rather those on foot as opposed to riders.
    • Concept: men
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: “And likewise in His saying – exalted be He –: { So if you fear, then [pray] on foot or riding }“

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