This locus gathers 1 place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

And those who guard their private parts except with their spouses…

Brief reading

Shahrur cites it to distinguish the term spouses from husbands, and to show that the topic here is tied to sex, not merely maintenance.

Axes

  • Legislative
  • spouse: 2
  • spouses: 1
  • husbands: 1
  • sex: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It serves the legislative distinction between terms related to family and sex.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Places of use

  • Towards a New Foundation for Islamic Jurisprudence, pp. 248-249: he cites it to distinguish the term spouses from husbands, and to show that the topic here is tied to sex, not merely maintenance.
    • Concept: spouse
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «We see the precision of the Wise Revelation when it speaks about the private parts and mentions spouses»

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