No Clerics Monopolize the Right to Rule
Editorial verification status: this atom is extracted from an explanatory audiovisual source, and it has now been linked to the closest books within the Shahrur project at the book level. For precise academic citation, consult both the original book and the original episode together.
Formulation of the claim
Shahrur denies that there are clerics who possess the right to rule in the name of God.
Explanation
He holds that the plural city abolishes mediation between God and people, and therefore there is no class that derives authority from religious sanctity. In his view, ruling is not a divine right granted to a particular group. This is consistent with his reading of the city as a negation of religious domination. It is a central idea in his broader project of the civil state.
Its place in the episode’s argument
It is used to clarify what results from the transition from the monistic village to the plural city. It also deepens the meaning of resisting shirk as resistance to monopoly.
Limits of the claim
This does not mean abolishing religious expertise or religious opinion, but rather abolishing the monopoly of authority in its name.
Brief evidence
«No one takes the right to rule from God»
Related links
- Shahrur - the civil state
- Shahrur - sovereignty
- Book: The State and Society