This axis gathers 2 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْآتُهُمَا
Brief reading
He cites it to connect the appearance of the private parts with the act of covering, paving the way for interpreting al-saw’a and clothing in a metaphorical sense.
Axes
- Human and ethical
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- al-saw’a: 3
Its place in the network of concepts
It serves his semantic reading of the terms covering, appearance, and concealment.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Context: 1
- Example: 1
Instances of use
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 272: He cites it to connect the appearance of the private parts with the beginning of the act of covering, then prepares to interpret al-saw’a and clothing in a metaphorical, not bodily, sense.
- Concept: al-saw’a
- Function of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: «Adam and his wife began covering themselves with leaves from Paradise after their private parts became visible to them (Ta Ha 121, Al-A’raf 22)»
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 290: He uses it to clarify the meaning of showing and appearing in relation to adornment and al-saw’a, and that it concerns what had been covered or concealed.
- Concept: al-saw’a
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual evidence: «{ فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْآتُهُمَا } (Ta Ha 121)»
Related books
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