Thesis Summary
Shahrur understands Islam as a universal human message led by the human being as the agent of history, and disclosed through the Sunna, conflict, and Qur’anic narrative. In this conception, narrative is not for legislation, but for moral instruction and for understanding the movement of history.
Foundational Atoms
- The human being is the principal agent of history
- The Sunna and conflict are tools for understanding development
- The Qur’anic narrative is not for legislation
Place of Support within the Book
This treatment appears in the middle section of the book, within the discussion of the movement of history, the Sunna, and the function of Qur’anic narrative.
Limits of the Reading
The page summarizes the relationship among three adjacent ideas, and does not make them a substitute for the rest of the book’s contexts.