Historical Jurisprudence Is Not Imposed by Coercion Today
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur asserts that the jurisprudence that prevailed in the Abbasid state may not be forcibly imposed on contemporary societies.
Explanation
He considers that the old jurisprudence was born in a specific historical context, and then was turned into binding rules for every time and place. For him, the problem is not the existence of jurisprudence, but its imposition by coercion as a ready-made model for the present. He sees this as producing a coerced religion instead of a voluntary one. Therefore, he links the historical development of jurisprudence to the need to free it from political replication.
Its place in the argument of the episode
This atom is essential because it explains how jurisprudence becomes an instrument of authority instead of remaining a historical exercise in interpretation.
Limits of the claim
It does not negate the value of the heritage jurisprudence, but it rejects making it binding on the present without rereading.
Brief witness
“Its implementation by coercion and force on contemporary societies.”
Nearby links
- Shahrur - jurisprudence
- Shahrur - the Qur’an
- Book: Toward a New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence