This page explains a conceptual relation between two poles within Shahrur’s thought, and how this relation works in the construction of meaning.
Within a broader family
This relation is part of the field of the Muhammadan message as Shahrur reads it in society, family, and text. Its witness carries a specific angle, and the family brings together questions of equality, criticism of maleness, and the denial of abrogation within the message.
The meaning of the relation
This relation indicates that the Muhammadan message is understood here not merely as a general religious call, but as an intellectual and legislative foundation that establishes equality between male and female. The witness shows that it ended the era of maleness and guardianship, expanded the concept of responsibility to include both man and woman, and linked this to a parity based on competence and social need.
The two poles of the relation
- First pole: the Muhammadan message
- Relation: establishes
- Second pole: equality between male and female
Evidence
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence through The Muhammadan message establishes equality between the sexes
- Witness: The Muhammadan message establishes equality between the sexes links this cluster in which the Muhammadan message ended the era of maleness and guardianship, includes both man and woman, and treats polygamy as conditional, as a transition from a closed male structure to a structure based on parity conditioned by competence and social need
Its impact on the knowledge map
This relation gains importance in the conceptual map because it moves the Muhammadan message from the sphere of general description to the sphere of structural influence in the conception of family, society, and jurisprudence. It connects a religious origin to a new normative principle, and shows how the concepts of guardianship, polygamy, and relations between the sexes are reorganized within a framework that counts equality as part of the transition from a closed male structure to a more balanced one.