This locus brings together 1 occurrence of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
AND [BY] A FATHER AND WHAT HE BEGETS
Brief reading
For Shahrur, the verse comes to support linking the concept of the father to the act of fertilization, not to upbringing or pregnancy.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- father: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into the network of distinguishing familial concepts through the linguistic signification of father.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, p. 181: He uses it within the argument that the father is associated with the act of fertilization, not with upbringing or pregnancy.
- Concept: father
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «{وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدٌ} (al-Balad 3).»
Related books
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