Responsibility for What Is Issued by Human Beings

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Formulation of the claim

For Shahrur, Qur’anic responsibility relates to what a human being brings forth in terms of actions and decisions, not merely what he knows or feels.

Explanation

He explains that “hearing, sight, and the heart” are instruments, but the ethical question begins with what actually comes out of the human being in action. A person is therefore not responsible for the mere arrival of information, but for the decision he makes on the basis of it. Responsibility is thus tied to the accomplished act, not to raw knowledge alone.

Its place in the argument of the episode

This atom represents the logical conclusion of the episode’s structure: the senses provide, the heart decides, and then responsibility comes. It gives knowledge an ethical dimension.

Scope of the claim

It does not altogether deny responsibility for intention, but it focuses on the practical consequence.

Responsibility for What Is Issued by Human Beings