This hub gathers 1 instance 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 quoted
Or did We create the angels as females
Brief reading
The verse is employed to affirm the rejection of attributing femininity to the angels in ancient popular conceptions.
Axes
- Faith-based
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Angels: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters into the deconstruction of a inherited conception through resetting the meaning.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of heritage: 1
Instances of use
- Toward a New Foundation for Islamic Jurisprudence, pp. 130-131: He employs it to affirm the rejection of attributing femininity to the angels in ancient popular conceptions.
- Concept: Angels
- Function of the verse here: Critique of heritage
- Textual evidence: «{ أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِنَّاتًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ } (الصافات ١٥٠).»
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