It appears here as the political model that separates the authority of law from the authority of religion and protects public rights. In Muhammad Shahrur’s view, it is based on human allegiance, freedom, and accountability, not on religious delegation or clerical authority.
- The civil state protects rights
- In the Muhammadan message, the civil state derives its legitimacy from human beings and rules by law
- The civil state is responsible for public rights
- In Contemporary Thought, the Qur’an reconstitutes the understanding of religion on the authority of the Qur’an, ijtihad, pluralism, and the civil state
- The plural civil system is the alternative to religious and political monocentrism
Cross-book concept: See Civil State for the overarching theme across the books.
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- الدولة المدنية