Meaning
Shahrur holds that equality between men and women is not an incidental idea; rather, it is a foundational objective intended in the Qur’anic text. For him, this objective appears in inheritance rulings and in social and political rights.
The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas
- Argument type: value-based.
- Argument movement: Equality between men and women is a Qur’anic objective.
- Central terms: equality, men and women, the Qur’anic text, rights.
- Degree of centrality: pivotal.
It makes equality an intended value in the text and connects it to spheres of rights rather than to merely formal equality, thereby granting it a normative status in the reading.
Links That Aid Reading
Evidence Base
- Supporting text: “Equality between men and women is a foundational objective intended in the text, and it appears, for him, in inheritance and in social and political rights.”
Degree of Documentation
- Level: directly documented.
- Meaning of the level: The atom rests on explicit evidence closely corresponding to the wording of the claim.
- Limits of the reading: The wording above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the evidence is quoted word for word.
Its Function in the Book
Its function here is declarative: it establishes a conclusion on which the subsequent course of the argument relies.
Note to the Reader
The atom places equality among the objectives rather than among customary practices.