The Child in the Verse Includes Male and Female
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur interprets the “children” in the inheritance verse as both males and females, not males alone.
Explanation
He rejects the customary usage that restricts the word “child” to the male.
He says that “the child” is anyone born, whether male or female, while “son” is used mostly for the male.
In this way, he rereads the verse as a linguistic reading, not a social one.
The linguistic interpretation is central for him here because it determines who falls under the ruling.
Its place in the argument of the episode
This atom is essential for understanding the later division formula.
Without it, it is impossible to understand “for the male, the share of two females” as including sons and daughters.
Limits of the claim
This does not mean eliminating all linguistic distinctions, but rather restricting them within the context of the verse.
Brief evidence
“The children are males and females"
"The child is everyone who is born”
Related links
- Shahrur - The Qur’an
- Shahrur - Jurisprudence
- Atom: The father is not the begetting one, and the mother is not the giving-birth one