Intended Meaning
The point here is not to present a detailed theory of ijtihad, but to state a general direction: after the Seal of the Messages, legislation “shifts” to human ijtihad grounded in reality and reason.
What Is Attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur says: “After the Seal of the Messages, legislation shifts to human ijtihad grounded in reality and reason.” This is the content of the atom directly documented here.
Atlas Explanation
The page reads the word “shifts” as describing a change in where legislation is formulated after the Seal of the Messages: to human ijtihad. The three elements of the statement—ijtihad, reality, and reason—remain inseparable in the evidence; ijtihad here is not reduced to reason alone or to reality alone.
Synthetic Conclusion
This atom can be connected to the theme of Muhammad Shahrur: Drying Up the Springs of Terrorism to understand its place within a broader reading of Shahrur’s view of legislation, without this atom alone adding any new detail about rulings or procedures.
Open Question and Limits of the Evidence
The quotation alone does not specify who undertakes ijtihad, how they balance reality and reason, or what limits the text places on this ijtihad. These questions require other explicit evidence.
Reading Connection
The statement appears in the book Legislation, Limits, and Prohibition.