What Shahrur Says
Shahrur states: “Islam is a universal religion for human nature and for all people.” Elsewhere, he links obedience to God with voluntary submission and willing commitment: “By His saying: { أَطِيعُوا اللهَ }, He means voluntary submission to God Almighty, with complete choice and freedom, in complying with His divine sovereignty through willing commitment to the human values brought by His religion, ‘Islam.’”
Muhammad Shahrur Islam and Faith
Atlas Explanation
This atom records Shahrur’s definitional description of Islam: its universality, its connection to human nature, and its orientation toward all people. The page does not automatically treat this description as synonymous with other terms, nor does it add a detailed definition of human nature not provided by the witness.
Synthetic Inference
By combining his description of Islam as universal for human nature and all people with his discussion of human values, this passage may be understood as affirming a general human dimension in Shahrur’s concept of Islam, rather than restricting it to a particular group. This is an inference from combining the two witnesses, not a verbatim quotation.
Islam, Faith, and Righteous Deeds
The Islamic covenant in Shahrur’s view is based on value-based pillars, not on ritual affiliation
Open Question and Limit of Reading
This witness alone does not settle the relationship between universal human nature and the specificity of ritual obligation or its details; no definitive opposition between them can be constructed from this atom alone.
Islam and Faith · The Islamic covenant in Shahrur’s view is based on value-based pillars, not on ritual affiliation