Source locator: Episode 30: Adoption, Lineage, Parents, Fathers, and the Conclusion of the Program, at 12:41–12:44. Audible excerpt: «المدنيه المجتمع المدني هو مجتمع تعددي المجتمع المدني».
Civil society is founded on diversity of religious communities and opinions
Source note: This page summarizes explanatory audiovisual material. Book references provide nearby context and are not verbatim evidence; for precise citation, consult the original episode and book.
Formulation of the claim
Shahrur sees civil society as a pluralistic society, founded on the diversity of religious communities and opinions.
Explanation
He cites the verse that brings together the believers, the Jews, the Sabians, the Christians, the Magians, and others, to argue that the existence of multiple religious communities is part of the nature of human social life. Accordingly, civil society is not built on erasing religious difference, but on regulating it through law. He also emphasizes that the relationship among people is human before it is religious. This makes citizenship the unifying framework.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This atom moves pluralism from the level of philosophy to that of civic structure. It is the basis through which he links the Qur’an and the modern state.
Limits of the claim
It does not deny the presence of religion in the public sphere, but it prevents a single religious community from monopolizing the state.
Brief witness
“Those who believe, and those who are Jews… God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection”
Related links
- Shahrur - the civil state
- Shahrur - testimony
- Book: The State and Society