This axis brings together one 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 as quoted
And when one of them is given news of a female, his face remains darkened
Brief reading
It comes as an example of criticism of the old social attitude toward the birth of a female.
Axes
- Political and social
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Female: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It falls within the trajectory of critiquing social customs that diminish women.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- Towards New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 132: cited to condemn the old social attitude toward the birth of a female.
- Concept: female
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: «{ وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِالْأُنثَى ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا … } (النحل ٥٨)،»
Related books
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