This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as it appears
She said, “O chiefs, advise me in my affair. I have never decided on any matter until you are present.” They said, “We are possessors of strength and possessors of mighty prowess, but the decision is yours; so consider what you will command.”
Brief reading
The two verses make the model of Bilqis evidence that female guardianship can be associated with shura and good governance.
Axes
- Political and social
- Methodological
Related concepts
- Shura: 2
- Female guardianship: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
They link leadership to consultation, not to domination.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 242: He makes the two verses of Bilqis evidence that female guardianship can be associated with shura and good governance.
- Concept: shura
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “Bilqis… applies in her rule the principle of shura, and that is the very essence of reason and its perfection.”
Related books
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