What Is Attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur holds that the term qawm in the Wise Revelation is a concept broader than that of the ummah, and that it appeared later in time.
Limits of the Reading
This witness does not mention the concept of the people or nationality; therefore, it does not establish a relationship between the people, nationality, and the nation, nor does it determine an ordering among them.
Reading Links
- Muhammad Shahrur: The State and Society
- The Civil State, Religion, and Authority
- the people
- nationality
- the nation
- The State and Society
The people and the state translate plurality within a political unity