This page explains a conceptual relationship between two poles within Shahrur’s thought, and how this relationship functions in the construction of meaning.
Meaning of the relationship
What is meant is that hanifism is not a rigid state, but rather a movement that takes place within the limits set for it. It changes according to time and place, but this change does not mean departing from the constants that govern it. Therefore, the relationship here describes hanifism as a living religion, capable of adaptation, while remaining bound by a fixed framework that it does not exceed.
The two poles of the relationship
- The first pole: hanifism
- The relationship: movement
- The second pole: within limits
Evidence
- The Book and the Qur’an via Hanifism as Movement Within Limits
- Witness: - Hanifism: movement within limits; a religion that changes with time and place without departing from the constants.
Its effect on the conceptual map
This relationship shows that hanifism is understood in this view as a religious concept that combines flexibility and discipline. Its importance in the conceptual map lies in the fact that it links the idea of historical change with the idea of normative stability, preventing hanifism from being read as either a rigid system or an unrestrained one, and placing it within a broader conception of religion as capable of movement without losing its fundamental referential basis.