The Meaning Is Coming in Accordance with the Divine Command

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Formulation of the claim

Shahrur connects “So come to your tilth as you will” with the limits of the divine command, not with unrestricted permission alone.

Explanation

He affirms that “So come” is tied to what God has commanded, and that the earlier context of abstention and then purification sets the framework of the relationship. In this way, he rejects reading the verse as absolute permission without constraints. For him, the phrase “in the way God has commanded you” is the key to understanding the verse in a disciplined manner. Therefore, the issue is not the elimination of desire but its regulation.

Its place in the episode’s argument

This atom regulates the practical inference at the end: the text permits within limits, not in a void.
It connects the verse to the principle of piety in use.

Scope of the claim

It does not spell out every boundary of juristic permissibility; it suffices to indicate that the matter is governed by the divine command.

The Meaning Is Coming in Accordance with the Divine Command