The Prohibition in Adoption Concerns the Biological Backbone
Editorial verification status: This atom is extracted from an explanatory audiovisual source, and it has now been linked to the nearest books within the Shahrur project at the book level. For precise academic citation, consult the original book and the original episode together.
Statement of the claim
Shahrur says that the issue of an adopted son marrying a divorced woman is not to be measured against the biological son, because the Qur’anic prohibition pertains to the biological backbone.
Explanation
He interprets the phrase “those from your loins” as a precise biological criterion. If a person is not a son from the backbone, then the same rulings that apply to a biological son do not apply to him in this matter. He therefore distinguishes between the adopted child and the real son in terms of the consequences of marriage and divorce. For him, this proves that the text itself distinguishes between types of sonship.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This atom is the central jurisprudential application of his distinction between educational kinship and the biological backbone. It represents a direct conclusion drawn from rereading the verse.
Scope of the claim
It does not say that all rulings concerning sons can be revoked; rather, it specifies only the sphere of prohibition connected to the backbone.
Brief witness
“Those from your loins… means a biological meaning”
Related links
- Shahrur - the Qur’an
- Shahrur - jurisprudence
- Book: Toward a New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence