What Shahrur Says in the Witness
The witness attributes to Shahrur an explicit distinction between the two terms, with a specific description of death: “He distinguishes between death and perishing: death is a cycle of alternation and return in nature and the human being.” Muhammad Shahrur Drying Up the Springs of Terrorism
Atlas Explanation
Within the limits of this witness, describing death as a cycle, alternation, and return indicates that it is situated within a recurring movement encompassing nature and the human being. The presentation therefore does not reduce death to a mere cessation apart from that movement.
Composite Conclusion
The distinction between death and perishing does not permit treating them as synonymous terms in this context. However, the available evidence establishes the distinction and the description of death, but does not yet establish a comprehensive definition of perishing. Perishing
Open Question and Limits of Reading
What is the precise meaning of perishing for Shahrur, and how does it differ from death beyond this brief description? The present witness does not settle this. Moreover, the raw text of the quotation is not available in the package data, so the editing remains constrained by the wording of the recorded quotation.
Related Reading
This description can be placed in a broader context for reading transformation and the laws governing events through History, Evolution, and the Ways of God.