Thesis Summary
Shahrur links sovereignty to God alone, and makes prohibition confined to revelation, so humans have no right to add new prohibitions of their own.
Foundational Atoms
- Sovereignty belongs to God alone
- Human legislation does not add prohibitions
- The Shari’a closes the door to human prohibition
Position within the Book
These meanings appear at the beginning of the book in the establishment of sovereignty, then in the final section when clarifying the limits of legislation and the separation of powers.
Scope of Reading
The summary combines the general principle and its application to prohibition, without expanding into details not stated in the adopted atoms.