Thesis Summary
Shahrur links terrorism to a rigid historical reading of the text, not to the essence of revelation itself. For him, the muhkam is the foundation, and farḍ indicates specification and clarification, whereas the Book does not establish a meaning that would legitimize absolute violence.
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Foundational Atoms
- The Book Is Not the Qur’an in Its Signification
- The Muhkam Represents the Mother of the Book
- Farḍ Indicates Specification and Clarification
Place of Support Within the Book
This idea appears at the beginning of the book, within the linking of the concepts of the Book, the muhkam, and farḍ in a way that resists readings that make violence a principle inherent in the text.
Limits of the Reading
This summary does not judge all interpretations; rather, it is limited to what the atoms indicate regarding the rejection of an हिं?