Intended Meaning
Muhammad Shahrur holds that God’s approval in the Qur’an is not confined to the Companions, but includes everyone who believes and does righteous deeds in every time Therefore, he criticizes taking the righteousness of the Companions as a basis for sanctifying reports
The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas
- Type of argument: Critical
- Movement of the argument: Qur’anic approval is general, so it is not restricted to the Companions nor made a basis for sanctifying reports.
- Key terms: Qur’anic approval, the Companions, reports.
- Degree of centrality: Central.
This atom criticizes restricting Qur’anic approval to the generation of the Companions, and pushes toward a broader understanding that includes everyone who believes and does righteous deeds. It also objects to turning the idea of righteousness into a gateway for sanctifying transmitted reports.
Links That Help with Reading
- Muhammad Shahrur, The Messengerly Sunna and the Prophetic Sunna
- Critique of heritage, jurisprudence, and interpretation
- The contemporary Sunna is understood through Qur’anic terms, not through inherited sanctification
Basis
- Supporting text: «He criticizes the concept of the righteousness of the Companions as a basis for sanctifying reports, and sees that Qur’anic approval is not limited to the generation of the Companions».
Degree of Documentation
- Level: Structurally documented
- Meaning of the level: The atom rests on more than one witness or on a clear composition of close formulations.
- Reason for classification: It is explicitly stated that Qur’anic approval is not limited to the Companions.
- Limits of reading: The wording above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is quoted textually.
Its Function in the Book
Its function here is argumentative; it supports a larger conclusion in the chapter or prepares for it.
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Editorial Note
This atom is clearly critical in function toward the tradition.