Thesis Summary
Shahrur maintains that the original principle in things is permissibility, and that prohibition applies to the act, not to the thing itself. He also insists that the Qur’anic narrative does not yield direct legislation, because its function is not juristic.
Related Verses
Foundational Atoms
- The original principle in things is permissibility
- Prohibition relates to actions, not essences
- Legislation is not derived from the Qur’anic narrative
- Livestock are not all animals
Position of Support Within the Book
This meaning appears in the opening sections of the book, in the passages discussing permissibility and prohibition and livestock, then in the middle section when distinguishing narrative from legislation.
Limits of the Reading
This arrangement combines a juristic principle with a linguistic reading of livestock and narrative, so it is a summary of a cluster of adjacent passages rather than a single separate ruling.