This axis 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

… AND IF THEY ARE PREGNANT, THEN PROVIDE FOR THEM UNTIL THEY GIVE BIRTH TO THEIR LOAD…

Brief reading

The verse here serves as an example that pregnancy is a state in its own right, with a ruling that extends until delivery.

Axes

  • Legislative
  • Human and ethical
  • Pregnancy: 2
  • Rulings: 1
  • Delivery: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It is connected to the concept of pregnancy as a special state understood within the ordering of rulings.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • Islam and Faith, p. 181: He uses it to affirm that pregnancy is a state in its own right, with rulings until delivery occurs.
    • Concept: pregnancy
    • Function of the verse here: example
    • Textual evidence: «{… AND IF THEY ARE PREGNANT, THEN PROVIDE FOR THEM UNTIL THEY GIVE BIRTH TO THEIR LOAD…} (al-Talāq 6).»

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