Prayer is a Time-Bound Book
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Formulation of the claim
Prayer, according to Shahrur, is a “time-bound Book,” meaning that it has specified times and is tied to temporal regularity.
Explanation
The formula of temporal linkage is used to show that prayer is not an unrestricted act without constraint, but rather a form of worship with a specific time. This is contrasted with the “deferred death” to demonstrate the difference between patterns of writing in the revelation. In this way, time becomes part of the structure of the ruling itself. Thus, time-boundness here is not a moral description but a structural one.
Its place in the episode’s argument
It serves his purpose of emphasizing that the terms of the revelation are precise, and that every construction carries a specific meaning.
Scope of the claim
This does not mean that prayer is merely a matter of timing, but rather that timing is part of its ruling.
Brief witness
“Prayer is a time-bound Book.”
Nearby links
- Shahrur - the Qur’an
- Book Toward a New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence
- Shahrur - jurisprudence