What is meant
What is meant is not the continuation of revelation after the sealing of prophethood, but the continuation of witnessing. This atom neither offers a complete definition of witnessing nor details its practical form; rather, it establishes the transfer of the function in question from revelation to witnessing.
What is attributed to Shahrur
The witness states: «The function after the sealing of prophethood is not revelation, but the continuation of witnessing.» This is the specific claim supported by the available material.
Atlas explanation
The atlas reads the statement as defining what pertains to the period after the sealing of prophethood. It should therefore not be expanded into a complete theory of knowledge or research unless another witness explicitly states such an expansion.
Conclusion
At its minimum, the statement implies that witnessing is presented here not as a function that ended with prophethood, but as one that continues after it. This evidence alone does not establish its bearer, its instruments, or its procedures.
Open question
Does Shahrur elsewhere identify knowledge or scientific research as a means of continuing witnessing? This atom does not settle the matter; answering it requires an additional explicit witness.