What Is Attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur presents the grammarians as going beyond the claim that mā is superfluous, to mention what they call “quasi-superfluous” particles and other superfluous letters.
Limits of the Evidence
This passage establishes his presentation of the grammarians’ view, but does not clarify his final judgment on superfluity in the Revelation or his position on that view.
For the broader context in the book: Muhammad Shahrur Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence. For the methodological trajectory: the contemporary reading methodology.
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