Rububiyya Is a Relationship from Above to Below
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur defines rububiyya as a relationship of sovereignty and governance from above to below.
Explanation
He understands rububiyya as a relationship whose origin is that the Lord owns, governs, and establishes the system.
He gives it as an example of something that is not a matter of human choice.
Human beings do not “choose” God’s rububiyya as they would choose an intellectual position.
For this reason, he links it to the laws of the cosmos and to ongoing creation.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This idea reinforces the distinction between the essential doctrinal domain and the domain of human choice.
It also explains why he does not see rububiyya as a matter of messianic dispute.
Limits of the claim
This does not mean that the human being has no relationship with God, but rather that this relationship is not a matter of denial or choice in terms of rububiyya.
Brief witness
“Rububiyya is a relationship from top to bottom.”
Related links
- Shahrur - Sovereignty
- Shahrur - The Qur’an
- Book: Religion and Power