Prohibition as Part of the Muhkamat
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur considers the verses of prohibition to be among the muhkamat, because they define the final limits that may not be transgressed.
Explanation
In his discussion of the prohibited things, he connects them to the foundational verses that admit no substitution. He advances the idea that every verse containing a prohibition represents a fixed level of legislation. He therefore reads the texts that enumerate prohibitions as “final headings,” not merely as general moral directives. This gives prohibition a structural status within the Qur’an.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This application shows that his concept of the muhkam is not merely theoretical, but also encompasses the system of the lawful and the unlawful. It also prepares the way for understanding his statement that some verses are closed to ijtihad.
Limits of the claim
He does not say that all the jurisprudential details connected to prohibition are closed.
Brief evidence
“Every verse in which there is a prohibition… is muhkam”
Related links
- Shahrur - jurisprudence
- Shahrur - the muhkam
- Book: Toward a New Foundation for Islamic Jurisprudence