Intended Meaning
Shahrur argues that the term «clothing» is more precise than the term «veiling» in expressing the intended legal meaning For him, the meaning tends toward a broader and more exact determination than the common understanding of veiling, which makes it closer to the intended indication in this context
The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas
- Type of argument: interpretive
- Direction of the argument: he prefers clothing over veiling in legal signification.
- Key terms: clothing, veiling, signification.
- Degree of centrality: primary.
It renames the field through a more precise term, shifting the discussion from common traditions to the intended meaning in the text.
Links That Help with Reading
- Muhammad Shahrur Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence
- Women, Family, and Clothing
- Veiling as a clothing concept that does not match common traditions
Basis
- Supporting text: «“The term clothing is a more precise term than the term veiling”».
Place of the Basis in the Book
- Book: Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence.
- Location: in the early parts of the book
- Type of basis: direct evidence.
- Marker helping verification: clothing
- Reading note: This location is suitable as a basis because it cites an explicit title that makes clothing the more precise term than veiling.
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 reading: the formulation above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is quoted textually.
Its Function in the Book
Its function here is definitional; it fixes a meaning or conceptual distinction on which Shahrur relies in building the idea.
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Editorial Note
The atom corrects the term before constructing the ruling.