The Messages Came Gradually with Human Development
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Statement of the claim
Shahrur holds that messengers and laws came in stages that correspond to the development of human and social consciousness.
Explanation
He puts forward the idea that human beings passed through different historical and social stages, and that the messages came as “leaps” that take this progression into account. The law is not fixed for every time, but accumulates according to the stage. For him, this explains the differences in legislation among the prophets.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This atom explains why religion remains one while the laws vary. It is part of the construction of his evolutionary vision of religious history.
Limits of the claim
This does not mean that revelation is merely a social reflection, but rather that it is guided within this progression.
Brief evidence
“Every prophet has legislation according to the stage”
Nearby links
- Shahrur - the prophet
- Shahrur - jurisprudence
- Book: Towards New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence