The Thesis Summary
After the sealing of the messengers, legislation shifts to human ijtihad, while prohibition remains God’s right alone. In this way, Shahrur distinguishes between what the text determines and what human beings regulate in their practical affairs.
Foundational Atoms
Place of Support Within the Book
This idea rests on the final section of the book, within the discussion of the stage of the messengers and what follows it, and of what is connected to the organization of practical affairs.
Limits of the Reading
This summary does not grant ijtihad absolute authority; rather, it reads it within the limits of the text, and it does not turn human regulation into a new prohibition.