Intended Meaning
What is meant here is human thoughts. In this passage, Shahrur links the phrase “what is in the breasts” to God’s knowledge of human thoughts.
(A) What Is Attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur says: “Talk about {what is in the breasts} is talk about God’s knowledge of human thoughts.”
Thus, the claim established by this witness is the interpretation of the phrase as human thoughts and its connection to God’s knowledge of them.
(B) Atlas Explanation
This atom records this connection as a specific interpretation of the phrase “what is in the breasts,” not as a comprehensive general definition of every use of the breast or of thoughts in the book.
For reading in the context of the book: Muhammad Shahrur Islam and Faith. For the thematic context: Islam, Faith, and Righteous Deeds. The term is also connected to its bearer in the human. The page also refers to Al Imran 29.
(C) Conclusion
The content of the witness can be arranged in brief form: “what is in the breasts” ← “human thoughts” ← “God’s knowledge of them.” This is an explanatory ordering of the terms in the phrase, not the addition of a new ruling about it.
(D) Open Question
The available witness alone does not clarify whether Shahrur means by “thoughts” all psychological states in their diversity, nor does it explain the relation of God’s knowledge of them to human responsibility or accountability. This requires an additional text from the same passage or another explicit passage.