What Is Attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur defines shura as an exercise of freedom by a group of people within epistemic, ethical, aesthetic, and customary frames of reference. Among its foundations, he includes freedom of expression, the presence of opinion and counter-opinion, and equality in freedom of expression among differing views.
Limit of the Reading
This passage does not describe shura as constitutional, nor does it explain the ordering of these frames of reference or define each of them independently.