This axis gathers one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
AND MARRY THE UNMARRIED AMONG YOU, AND THE RIGHTEOUS AMONG YOUR SLAVES AND MAIDSERVANTS. IF THEY ARE POOR, GOD WILL ENRICH THEM OUT OF HIS BOUNTY. GOD IS BOUNTIFUL, KNOWING.
Brief reading
Shahrur cites the verse to critique the inherited interpretation that generalized marriage to free persons and slaves within the old system of slavery.
Axes
- Political and social
- Legislative
Associated concepts
- Slaves and maidservants: 2
- Slavery: 1
- Marriage: 1
- Inherited interpretation: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is linked to a critique of the inherited tradition in understanding the rulings of old social organization.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Critique of the inherited tradition: 1
Places of use
- State and Society, p. 268: He cites the inherited interpretation to show how marriage was generalized to free persons and slaves within the old system of slavery.
- Concept: Slaves and maidservants
- Function of the verse here: Critique of the inherited tradition
- Textual evidence: «“GOD ENCOURAGED THEM TO MARRY AND ORDERED IT FOR FREE MEN AND SLAVES”»
- The corresponding traditional reading: free persons and slaves
Related books
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