Islam Is Based on Shared Human Values
Editorial verification status: This atom has been extracted from an explanatory audiovisual source, and has now been linked to the closest books within the Shahrur project at the book level. For precise academic citation, consult the original book and the original episode together.
Formulation of the claim
Shahrur links Islam to universal human values, such as truthfulness, justice, not taking life, and fulfilling measure and balance. He sees these values as things on which people do not differ in any parliament or civil society.
Explanation
In the episode, he enumerates prohibitions and values as shared pillars among human beings. He affirms that the human being, whatever their religion, is bound by them as part of Islam. In this way, he transforms Islam from a ritual identity into a general system of human values.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This atom supports his claim that a non-Muslim may be Muslim in terms of values.
It also justifies the possibility of civil coexistence among religions under a single law.
Limits of the claim
It does not say that all people actually apply these values, but rather that they do not disagree about their basis.
Brief evidence
“These are the prohibitions stipulated by the Qur’an"
"It is loyalty to human values”
Related links
- Shahrur - Righteous Deeds
- Shahrur - Islam
- Book: The State and Society