The muhkām is the fixed part of revelation, representing the Book, and it encompasses the limits, commands, prohibitions, and obligations. Its importance in the source is that it establishes a fixed legislative foundation, in contrast to the scope for reasoning and variation in understanding and elaboration.
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- Terrorism is the product of a rigid historical reading
- The Message is the domain of fixed rulings
- The Book, the muhkām, and the prescribed duty define the structure of revelation
- The muhkām represents the Mother of the Book
- Fixed revelation produces fixed rulings and interpretive detail
- The structure of revelation and disciplined historical interpretation prevent religion from being turned into violence
Cross-book concept: See the muhkām for the unifying axis across the books.