Q 4:24 revisited
Abstract Q 4:24 has presented a challenge to classical exegetes and modern scholars alike. Examining Quranic evidence and the exegetical tradition, this article offers a textual analysis of this verse and suggests a new reading. I argue that the first part of Q 4:24 is an independent sentence; that...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2009
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Islamic law and society
Ano: 2009, Volume: 16, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-33 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
MUT'A
B Q 4:24 B MUHSINAT B QURAN B Marriage |
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| Resumo: | Abstract Q 4:24 has presented a challenge to classical exegetes and modern scholars alike. Examining Quranic evidence and the exegetical tradition, this article offers a textual analysis of this verse and suggests a new reading. I argue that the first part of Q 4:24 is an independent sentence; that an erroneous reading of it as a continuation of the previous verse led to the replacement of the original meaning of muhsināt (chaste women) with married women; and that there is a strong case for understanding the second part of the verse as addressing mut'a. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5195 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Islamic law and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/156851908X413748 |
