What Is Attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur divides the verses of the Message into definitive verses, which he describes as having a fixed text and fixed content, and verses that elaborate the definitive ones, which he describes as having a fixed text but variable content because they are subject to human interpretation. He states that these verses include the limits of legislation.
Limits of the Evidence
This passage does not state that all rulings change, nor does it establish a general rule called a “cognitive system.” In its presentation, it affirms a scope for interpretation in the verses that elaborate the definitive ones.
For reading in the broader framework: Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation and Text Stability and Changing Understanding.
The Text Is Fixed and Understanding Changes · The Method of Contemporary Reading · Guide to the Contemporary Reading of the Wise Revelation · Human knowledge is relative and progresses from sense perception to mathematics · Interpretation is the criterion for matching report with reality and reason