It represents the domain of the unseen, revelation, and report-based narrative, and in Muhammad Shahrur’s view it is a different sphere from the status of messengerhood. In this source, it is used to delimit what is attributed to the Prophet as history and circumstance, not as enduring legislation.
Across the books
- Islam and Faith: The Prophet differs from the Messenger in this conception; he manages the community and exercises judgment in its affairs within the limits of human beings and revelation. Nor is he granted knowledge of the unseen in and of himself; rather, his status remains governed by his historical and social function. (Concept page)
- The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna: It represents the domain of the unseen, revelation, and report-based narrative, and in Muhammad Shahrur’s view it is a different sphere from the status of messengerhood. In this source, it is used to delimit what is attributed to the Prophet as history and circumstance, not as enduring legislation. (Concept page)
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence: Prophethood in Muhammad Shahrur’s view is connected with the unseen, tidings, and knowledge, not with the function of general legislation. This distinction allows him to isolate circumstantial rulings associated with the station of the Prophet from the enduring rules associated with the Muhammadan station of messengerhood. (Concept page)
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