Recorded witness
“Authority has no right to coerce in matters of religious rites, but it may regulate places of worship and prevent their political exploitation.”
The limit of authority in this statement
The statement distinguishes between coercion in matters of religious rites, which authority is denied, and the regulation of places of worship and the prevention of their political exploitation, both of which are stated in the text. This entry adds no details not specified in the text regarding the scope or means of regulation.
Limits of the evidence
The witness is recorded in the package as verified, without a raw location or broader context being available. Therefore, no page number is attributed to it, nor is a detailed criterion inferred from it for the meaning of “political exploitation” or the scope of “regulating places of worship.”
Further reading
- Muhammad Shahrur Religion and Authority
- The Civil State, Religion, and Authority
- Jurisprudence is historical and civil law is separate from it
Jurisprudence is historical and civil law is separate from it