Earthly Provision Brings Together Nature and Human Work
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur states that human provision comes not from nature alone, but from the good things of nature and from human work as well.
Explanation
He cites the verses about the earth, fruits, and springs, then adds “and what their hands have made” to confirm that part of human provision is made by human beings themselves. He compares food and agriculture with industry and with what people produce in the way of tools and manufactured goods. In this way, he moves beyond natural provision to industrial and knowledge-based provision.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This atom represents the transition from “provision from heaven” to “provision on earth” in its broad sense. It explains how human labor becomes one of the sources of provision.
Limits of the claim
It does not say that human beings create provision out of nothing, but rather that they participate in shaping it within the conditions of nature.
Brief witness
“Human provisions are from the good things of nature and human work.”
Nearby links
- The state and society
- Shahrur - righteous work
- Islam and the human being