What Is Meant
Shahrur argues that legislation and the judiciary should not be rigid, but rather should be characterized by flexibility and remain within clear limits. They must also be in harmony with changing reality so that they remain fit for application
The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas
- Type of argument: legislative
- Direction of the argument: legislation and the judiciary must be in harmony with changing reality.
- Key terms: legislation, judiciary, changing reality, flexibility.
- Degree of centrality: central.
This atom emphasizes that the validity of a ruling is tied to its ability to keep pace with reality. In this way, it links constancy in limits with flexibility in application, without suspending the aims of the text.
Links Helpful for Reading
- Muhammad Shahrur the Book and the Qur’an
- Legislation, Limits, and Prohibition
- Legislation and the judiciary must be in harmony with changing reality
Basis
- Supporting text: «Legislation and the judiciary should be flexible, bounded by limits, and compatible with changing reality».
Degree of Documentation
- Level: directly documented
- Meaning of the level: the atom relies on an explicit witness close to the wording of the claim.
- Limits of reading: the formulation above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is transmitted verbatim.
Its Function in the Book
Its function here is methodological; it regulates the mode of reading or inference that the book follows.
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Editorial Note
The balance between limits and flexibility is the core of the atom.