A Ruling Taken Out of Context: The Misinterpretation of a Mother's Breastfeeding Obligation and the Siyāq-Sibāq Methodology

Mehmet İzci; İbrahim Halil Erdoğan

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A Ruling Taken Out of Context: The Misinterpretation of a Mother's Breastfeeding Obligation and the Siyāq-Sibāq Methodology

Yazarlar:

Mehmet İzci | İbrahim Halil Erdoğan

Yayıncı:

Mardin Artuklu University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku | Kelam

Dergi:

Artuklu Akademi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.220-241

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001350329

pISSN:

2148-3264

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 This study emphasizes the importance of the siyāq and sibāq context and textual coherence methodology in correctly interpreting the Quran and focuses on the misinterpretation of al-Baqara 2233. In contemporary discourse, some claim that a mothers obligation to breastfeed her own child is a matter of personal choice. This paper critically examines this assertion, which has been taken out of context, and provides an in-depth analysis of Islamic jurisprudence on the matter. It explores the binding nature of breastfeeding in classical tafsīr literature, particularly assessing how the phrase لمن أراد if they wish should be understood within its contextual framework. The interpretations of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, al-Zamakhsharī, Wahba al-Zuhaylī, and Tāhir b. ʿĀshūr are compared, while modern feminist perspectives on the subject are also evaluated within the framework of Islamic law. The study highlights how intellectual scholars such as Muhammad Hamīdullāh have contributed to misunderstandings by asserting, for socio-political purposes, that a mothers breastfeeding obligation is optional. It concludes that Sūrat al-Baqara 2:233 should be understood as a legal directive regulating the shared responsibilities of divorced parents toward their children.

 This study emphasizes the importance of the siyāq and sibāq context and textual coherence methodology in correctly interpreting the Quran and focuses on the misinterpretation of al-Baqara 2233. In contemporary discourse, some claim that a mothers obligation to breastfeed her own child is a matter of personal choice. This paper critically examines this assertion, which has been taken out of context, and provides an in-depth analysis of Islamic jurisprudence on the matter. It explores the binding nature of breastfeeding in classical tafsīr literature, particularly assessing how the phrase لمن أراد if they wish should be understood within its contextual framework. The interpretations of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, al-Zamakhsharī, Wahba al-Zuhaylī, and Tāhir b. ʿĀshūr are compared, while modern feminist perspectives on the subject are also evaluated within the framework of Islamic law. The study highlights how intellectual scholars such as Muhammad Hamīdullāh have contributed to misunderstandings by asserting, for socio-political purposes, that a mothers breastfeeding obligation is optional. It concludes that Sūrat al-Baqara 2:233 should be understood as a legal directive regulating the shared responsibilities of divorced parents toward their children.

 This study emphasizes the importance of the siyāq and sibāq context and textual coherence methodology in correctly interpreting the Quran and focuses on the misinterpretation of al-Baqara 2233. In contemporary discourse, some claim that a mothers obligation to breastfeed her own child is a matter of personal choice. This paper critically examines this assertion, which has been taken out of context, and provides an in-depth analysis of Islamic jurisprudence on the matter. It explores the binding nature of breastfeeding in classical tafsīr literature, particularly assessing how the phrase لمن أراد if they wish should be understood within its contextual framework. The interpretations of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, al-Zamakhsharī, Wahba al-Zuhaylī, and Tāhir b. ʿĀshūr are compared, while modern feminist perspectives on the subject are also evaluated within the framework of Islamic law. The study highlights how intellectual scholars such as Muhammad Hamīdullāh have contributed to misunderstandings by asserting, for socio-political purposes, that a mothers breastfeeding obligation is optional. It concludes that Sūrat al-Baqara 2:233 should be understood as a legal directive regulating the shared responsibilities of divorced parents toward their children.

 Bu çalışma, Kuranın siyak ve sibak bağlam ve kontekst yönteminin doğru anlaşılması açısından önemini vurgulamakta ve Bakara Suresi 233. ayetinin yanlış yorumlanmasına odaklanmaktadır. Günümüzde bazı çevreler, bir annenin kendi çocuğunu emzirmesinin tercihe bağlı olduğunu iddia etmektedir. Bu makalede, bağlamdan koparılarak ortaya atılan bu iddia ve İslam hukukunun bu konudaki yaklaşımı detaylandırılmakta, klasik tefsirlerde emzirmenin bağlayıcılığına ilişkin görüşler incelenmekte, özellikle لمن أراد isterlerse ifadesinin bağlam içinde ele alınarak nasıl anlaşılması gerektiği değerlendirilmektedir. Fahreddin er-Râzî, Zemahşerî, Vehbe ez-Zuhaylî ve Tâhir b. Âşûr gibi müfessirlerin yorumları mukayeseli olarak ele alınırken, modern feminist söylemin bu konudaki yaklaşımları da İslam hukuku bağlamında değerlendirilmiştir. Muhammed Hamidullah gibi bazı entelektüel araştırmacıların sosyo-politik hedeflere yönelik olarak bir kadının kendi çocuğunu emzirmesinin tercihe bağlı olduğunu öne sürmesinin yanlış anlamalara yol açtığı vurgulanmakta ve Bakara Suresi 233. ayetinin boşanmış ebeveynlerin çocuklarına yönelik ortak sorumluluklarını düzenleyen bir hüküm olarak ele alınması gerektiği ortaya konulmaktadır.

Makale detayları

A Ruling Taken Out of Context: The Misinterpretation of a Mother's Breastfeeding Obligation and the Siyāq-Sibāq Methodology

Yazarlar:

Mehmet İzci | İbrahim Halil Erdoğan

Yayıncı:

Mardin Artuklu University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku | Kelam

Dergi:

Artuklu Akademi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.220-241

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001350329

pISSN:

2148-3264

Fiqh

Kalām

Breastfeeding

Feminism

Context.Fıkıh

Kelam

Emzirme

Feminizm

Bağlam.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehmet İzci | İbrahim Halil Erdoğan

Yayıncı: Mardin Artuklu University

Ana Başlıklar: İslam Hukuku | Kelam

Dergi: Artuklu Akademi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.220-241

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001350329

pISSN: 2148-3264

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet İzci | İbrahim Halil Erdoğan

Yayıncı:

Mardin Artuklu University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku | Kelam

Dergi:

Artuklu Akademi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.220-241

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001350329

pISSN:

2148-3264