Intended Meaning
The author maintains that accusing woman of being the source of the first sin is not established in the Wise Revelation He sees this notion as having entered the commentaries through the biblical narrative and the Israelite traditions, not from the Qur’anic text itself
The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas
- Type of argument: critical
- Movement of the argument: It denies that sin is originally attributed to woman and returns it to an external exegetical intrusion.
- Key terms: woman, the first sin, commentaries, Israelite traditions.
- Degree of centrality: central.
This atom dismantles a traditional association that entrenched a negative image of woman, and returns the root to imported exegetical sources, thereby opening the way for a textual reading that assigns woman less original responsibility.
Reading Aids
- Muhammad Shahrur Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence
- Woman, Family, and Dress
- Israelite traditions
- Distinguishing Between the مقام of the Message and the مقام of Prophethood
Basis
- Supporting text: “He maintains that accusing woman of the first sin is not established in the Wise Revelation, but rather infiltrated commentaries from the biblical narrative and the Israelite traditions.”
Degree of Documentation
- Level: directly documented
- Meaning of the level: the atom rests on an explicit witness close to the wording of the claim.
- Limits of the reading: the formulation above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is quoted word for word.
Its Function in the Book
Its function here is assertive; it establishes a result on which what follows in the course of the argument depends.
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Editorial Note
The intended target is the exegetical source, not an argument with the tradition as a whole.