Thesis Summary
Shahrur holds that true naskh occurs between successive revelations, not within a single revelation. On this basis, he reconsiders many rulings attributed to Islam as earlier remnants or later appropriations.
Foundational Atoms
- Naskh occurs between revelations
- Many rulings are remnants of earlier traditions
- Apostasy is not a Qur’anic ruling
Place of Reliance Within the Book
This meaning is connected to what the book presents at its outset as a critique of inherited jurisprudence, and to the reference it makes to the principle of naskh as formulated in the other book related to the subject.
Limits of the Reading
This is a reading that links more than one passage, and does not necessarily treat every differing ruling within jurisprudence as a case of naskh. Nor does judgment about what is original and what is residual remain anything other than the author’s interpretation.