Intended Meaning
The text rejects limiting the understanding of the final message to the reading of the first three Hijri centuries, and calls for ijtihad to grasp its characteristics, which it describes as mercy, finality, and universality.
What Is Attributed to Shahrur
This statement follows a discussion of the sphere of punishments and the assignment of ijtihad in it to human beings through legislative parliaments.
Atlas Explanation
The passage does not identify contemporary tools for reading the Qur’an, nor does it explain the term “the Wise Revelation” in this context.
For the book’s general context, see Muhammad Shahrur: the Qur’an in Contemporary Thought.
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