For Muhammad Shahrur, the Sunna is not a single unit; rather, it is divided into a messengerly Sunna and a prophetic Sunna, and each has its own domain, function, and limits. With this division, the Sunna becomes a framework for understanding obedience and following, not a parallel source to the Revelation.
Through the Books
- The messengerly Sunna and the prophetic Sunna: For Muhammad Shahrur, the Sunna is not a single unit; rather, it is divided into a messengerly Sunna and a prophetic Sunna, and each has its own domain, function, and limits. With this division, the Sunna becomes a framework for understanding obedience and following, not a parallel source to the Revelation. (Concept page)
- The messengerly Sunna and the prophetic Sunna: It is the aspect connected to the message itself: legislation, rituals, limits, and values. In this source, it is treated as binding obedience and as connected to the Qur’anic text and to the pillars of the مقام الرسالة, not as an independent historical report. (Concept page)
- The Qur’anic Narrative Vol. 1: Muhammad Shahrur rereads it as a tool for understanding human development and the dynamism of history, not as a mechanism for sanctifying conflict or entrenching stagnation. Here it is associated with struggle and with the historical reading that explains transformation and plurality. (Concept page)
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