What is Meant
Shahrur sees the Sharia as final and comprehensive, and the prohibitions it has specified as a definitive limit to which human beings may not add prohibitions of their own Accordingly, its function here is to close the door to human prohibition and leave everything else to ijtihad
The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas
- Type of argument: Legislative
- Argument movement: It makes the Qur’anic prohibitions a definitive limit that prevents human beings from adding new prohibitions.
- Key terms: Sharia, prohibitions, human prohibition, ijtihad.
- Degree of centrality: Central.
The atom defines the function of the Sharia as a limiting boundary that prevents human legislation in the area of prohibition, while leaving everything else open to ijtihad within a regulated framework.
Links That Help with Reading
- Muhammad Shahrur, Religion and Power
- Legislation, Limits, and Prohibition
- The Qur’anic prohibitions are fixed, while prohibition is left to human ijtihad
Basis
- Supporting text: “He affirms that the Sharia, in his view, came as final and comprehensive, and that defining the prohibitions within it closes the door to human prohibition.”
Degree of Documentation
- Level: Directly documented
- Meaning of the level: The atom relies on an explicit witness close to the wording of the claim.
- Limits of reading: The wording above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is quoted word for word.
Its Function in the Book
Its function here is argumentative; it supports a larger conclusion in the chapter or prepares for it.
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Editorial Note
The basis is direct, but the displayed phrase is abbreviated.