Intended Meaning
Here, Qur’anic narratives are not presented as legislative material, but as a domain for drawing lessons. The witness explicitly contrasts “lesson” with “legislation” when discussing narratives.
What Is Attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur says: “Qur’anic narratives are part of the Qur’an, and they are for drawing lessons, not for legislation.” The text thus establishes two connected points: that narratives are included within the Qur’an, and that their function is drawing lessons rather than legislation.
Atlas Explanation
The statement draws a functional distinction: the presence of narratives within the Qur’an does not mean that their function here is legislation. This explanation does not require merging “lesson” into “Qur’anic narratives” or defining either in terms of the other; the text relates them by describing the lesson as a function of the narratives.
For connected reading: Qur’anic narratives, moral lesson, The Book, the Qur’an, and the Mother of the Book, Muhammad Shahrur: The Mother of the Book and Its Elaboration.
Conclusion
This distinction supports the structural reading that separates the domain of narratives from that of legislation, as presented on the page Qur’anic narratives fall within the cognitive dimension, not legislation. This is an organizational inference by the Atlas from the statement, not an additional quotation from Shahrur.
Open Question and Limits
The available witness does not specify in detail what “lesson” means, nor does it explain a method for dealing with narratives in all questions of inference. The available evidence also provides neither a broader raw context nor a page number; the presentation is therefore limited to the direct implication of the quotation.
The Mother of the Book and Its Elaboration · Qur’anic narratives fall within the cognitive dimension, not legislation