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 cited
Those who are constant in their prayers * and those who, in their wealth, assign a known right * for the beggar and the deprived * and those who affirm the Day of Judgment * and those who fear the punishment of their Lord * indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not secure * and those who guard their private parts * except with their spouses or what their right hands possess, for then they are not blameworthy * but whoever seeks beyond that, it is they who are the transgressors * and those who are mindful of their trusts and their covenant * and those who stand by their testimony * and those who maintain their prayers
Brief reading
For Shahrur, these verses present the clearest model of the verses on guarding one’s private parts, upon which he builds his distinction between chastity and marriage.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Legal
Related concepts
- Guarding one’s private parts: 2
- Chastity-based iḥṣān: 1
- Marriage-based iḥṣān: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is directly linked to the network of iḥṣān and to defining its practical meanings.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Islam and Faith, pp. 220-221: He invokes it as the foremost example of the verses on guarding one’s private parts, to which he grounds his distinction between chastity-based iḥṣān and marriage-based iḥṣān.
- Concept: guarding one’s private parts
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «But the most prominent of these verses, and the one closest in resemblance to what appears in Surat al-Mu’minun, is in Surat al-Maʿārij (verses 23-34).»
Related books
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