This axis gathers 1 instance of this verse’s use in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that surround it.

The verse text as cited

They invoke not, besides Him, except females

Brief reading

It appears as an example in the context of critiquing the older conception that feminized the angels and linked divinity with femininity.

Axes

  • Narrative and historical
  • Faith-based
  • Females: 2

Its place in the concept network

It serves a review of inherited historical images about the angels and divinity.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Usage locations

  • Toward a New Foundation for Islamic Jurisprudence, pp. 130-131: He uses it in the context of critiquing the older conception that feminized the angels and linked divinity with femininity.
    • Concept: Females
    • The verse’s function here: Example
    • Textual citation: «{ They invoke not, besides Him, except females, and they invoke not except a rebellious devil } (al-Nisāʾ 117),»

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