This axis brings together 2 instances of Muhammad Shahrur’s use of this verse in his books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as quoted
AND GIVE THE ORPHANS THEIR PROPERTY … AND IF YOU FEAR THAT YOU WILL NOT DEAL EQUITABLY WITH THE ORPHANS, THEN MARRY …
Brief reading
The verse is presented as the basis for rulings on the care of orphans and guardianship over their property within the legislative structure.
Axes
- Legislative
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Orphans: 2
- Guardianship over orphans: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to the organization of social protection and guardianship over property.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Foundation: 1
Instances of use
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 387: He counts it, together with verse 3, as one of the examples of the new rulings related to the care of orphans, property, and marriage in the Muhammadan message.
- Concept: Orphans
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «– {وَاتَّوَا الْيَتَامَى أَمْوَالَهُمْ … وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَى فَانْكِحُوا …} (النساء ٢، ٣)»
- The Book and the Qur’an, p. 460: He uses it to argue that the sixth bequest applies to the one who manages the orphan’s property, not to the father in principle, because the father is by default the guardian in the mother’s absence.
- Concept: Guardianship over orphans
- Function of the verse here: Foundation
- Textual evidence: «لذا فإن الوصية السادسة موجهة إلى غير الآباء لأنه في حالة فقدان الأم فالأب هو الوصي حكماً»
Related books
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