What Is Meant Here?
This entry links verse Al-Baqara 256 to an interpretation that understands its negation as encompassing coercion in religion. Thus, in this formulation, the verse is not read as a prohibition limited to a particular case.
What Is Attributed to Shahrur
The available evidence indicates that Shahrur interprets the verse as “a negation of the entire category of coercion in religion.” The atom’s focus is the comprehensiveness of this negation of coercion in the sphere of religion, rather than merely the prohibition of a particular method of coercion.
This appears in Muhammad Shahrur Religion and Power.
Atlas Explanation
“Negation of the category” describes a way of understanding the negation here as general: according to the recorded interpretation, its scope is not confined to a specific incident. This explains why the atom connects the verse to the issue of Freedom, the Human Being, and Responsibility.
Synthetic Conclusion
The atlas may describe this interpretation as supporting a general principle of religious freedom. However, the phrase “religious freedom” is a synthetic summary of the interpretation’s meaning; it does not appear in the text of the cited witness itself.
What the Witness Does Not Settle
The witness does not specify the forms of coercion covered by this negation, nor does it explain how it is to be applied in legislation, politics, or institutions. Nor is it sufficient on its own to establish a detailed connection to the claim Islamic heritage became a standard instead of remaining a subject of study.
Religion and Power · Islamic heritage became a standard instead of remaining a subject of study