Thesis Summary
Shahrur reinterprets marriage and property within a contractual framework; for him, marriage is a solemn covenant, and milk al-yamīn is a historical contractual relationship that is not to be read as slavery. In this way, family and social bonds are understood as contracts rather than coercive conditions.
Foundational Atoms
Location of Support within the Book
This conception appears in the middle section of the book, in the discussion of marriage before the mission and after it, and of what is connected to contractual relationships.
Limits of the Reading
The reading here is confined to re-describing the mentioned relationships in contractual terms. It does not include anything beyond that in the way of rulings or classifications.