Prohibition in Islam → Is Limited

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Intended Meaning

The intended meaning is that the prohibitions in the Wise Revelation came in the form of binding, specified rulings that do not expand without limit Thus, the domain of prohibition in Islam is not open to independent legislative ijtihad; rather, it is confined to what revelation has explicitly stated

The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas

  • Type of argument: legislative
  • Movement of the argument: confines prohibition to what revelation has brought
  • Key terms: prohibition, the Wise Revelation, binding rulings, confined.
  • Degree of centrality: central.

This atom frames the domain of prohibition as a closed domain, limited by the texts of revelation, not an open field for independent expansion. Its place within the atlas is to establish legislative boundaries and prevent overstepping them.

Reading Aids

Basis

  • Supporting text: “The prohibitions from the Wise Revelation as binding and confined rulings.”

Location of the Basis in the Book

  • Book: The Mother of the Book and Its Elaboration.
  • Location: near the beginning of the book
  • Type of basis: proximate witness.
  • Mark that helps verification: the part that is not subject to ijtihad
  • Reading note: the passage states explicitly that the prohibitions are the part not subject to ijtihad, which agrees with the atom in its confining of prohibition.

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 wording above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is quoted verbatim.

Function in the Book

Its function here is declarative; it establishes a conclusion on which what follows in the argument depends.

Editorial Note

The key point here is confining the source, not expanding ijtihad.

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