Open AccessA Critique of Muḥammad Shahrūr's Views on the Qur’ān, the Ḥadīth Corpus, Sharīᶜah, and Early Islamic Scholarship
Author(s) -
Thameem Ushama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in social sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-0286
DOI - 10.14738/assrj.812.11447
Subject(s) - islam , modernity , secularism , mainstream , civilization , sociology , ideology , religious studies , epistemology , plea , criticism , islamic culture , philosophy , law , theology , political science , politics
This article describes the life, education, and thoughts of Muhammad Shahrūr, whose discourse on Islam generated confusion and much in the way of polemical debate. His controversial bias favoured modernity, influenced by modern Western epistemology, traditions, and secularism. The author applies qualitative content analysis to select writings. The analysis unveils his position (s) in light of mainstream Islam and focusses on Shahrūr’s approach to Islamic religious thought via (1) theories of Non-Synonymity and Limit; (2) his view of the Ḥadīth and Sharīᶜah; (3) the status of Muslim women with regard to polygamy, dress code and feminism; (4) the law of inheritance; (5) western culture and civilization; and (6) evolution; democracy, nationalism and pluralism, etc.