This focus gathers one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
And when the buried girl is asked * for what sin she was killed
Brief reading
Used as an example of condemning the killing of infant girls and showing that the Revelation confronted this practice with denunciation.
Focuses
- Humanitarian and ethical
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Infanticide of girls: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters into the network of criticism of unjust customs toward girls.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Places of use
- Toward a New Foundation for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 132: He employs it to condemn the practice of killing infant girls and to show that the Revelation confronted this behavior with denunciation.
- Concept: Infanticide of girls
- The verse’s function here: Example
- Textual evidence: «{ وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ (٨) بِأَيِّ ذنبٍ قُتِلَتْ } (التكوير ٨، ٩)»
Related books
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