The Qur'an Harmonizes with Modern Science

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Intended Meaning

The author sees the Wise Revelation as harmonizing with modern scientific knowledge and not conflicting with it. He presents this harmony as part of his interpretation of Qur’anic narratives and his understanding of humanization.

The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas

  • Type of argument: value-based
  • Movement of the argument: it affirms the harmony of the Wise Revelation with modern scientific knowledge.
  • Key terms: the Wise Revelation, modern science, scientific knowledge.
  • Degree of centrality: pivotal.

This atom establishes that the Qur’anic text is not presented here as a rival to science, but as compatible with it. Its value is that it grants scientific reading legitimacy within interpretation.

Basis

  • Supporting text: “It affirms that the Wise Revelation harmonizes with modern scientific knowledge.”

Basis in the Book

  • Book: The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 1.
  • Location: at the beginning of the book, within his introduction to the method of reading Qur’anic narratives.
  • Type of basis: close evidence.
  • Marker that helps verification: our contemporary knowledge ceiling
  • Reading note: this location is a suitable basis because it calls for reading the text in light of the contemporary knowledge ceiling and presents the narratives as intelligible through this reading.

Degree of Documentation

  • Level: directly documented
  • Meaning of the level: the atom relies on an explicit witness close to the wording of the claim.
  • Limits of the reading: the wording above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is quoted textually.

Its Function in the Book

Its function here is argumentative; it supports a larger conclusion in the chapter or prepares for it.

Editorial Note

The atom establishes a relation of compatibility between the text and knowledge.

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