Shahrur does not treat it as merely a principle of life, but as something linked to knowledge and legislation in humanity. It therefore plays a role in explaining the human being’s ascent from mere biological humanity to the rank of awareness and responsibility.
Referenced by
- Reordering doctrinal and human concepts
- The human being is not البشر
- The human being is a conscious rank, and the spirit is knowledge and legislation
- Contemporary interpretation makes the fixity of the Revelation a basis for historical ijtihad in understanding, legislation, and doctrine
- The spirit is knowledge and legislation