This locus 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
Did He prefer daughters over sons?
Brief reading
The verse is cited to confirm that “sons” may come to mean male children in a specific context.
Loci
- Linguistic and semantic
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Sons: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It serves to determine meaning according to context, not according to generalization.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Distinction: 1
Places of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 504: cited to confirm that “sons” may come to mean male children in a specific context.
- Concept: Sons
- Function of the verse here: Distinction
- Textual evidence: «And His saying {أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ} (As-Saffat 153)»
Related books
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