What Shahrur Says

The passage attributed to Shahrur explicitly limits the scope of reward and punishment: they concern an act when it is conscious and intended, and do not pertain to mere thoughts.

Evidence

“Reward and punishment apply to the conscious, intended act, not to mere thoughts.”

Atlas Explanation

The text distinguishes between two levels: the bare thought that passes through the mind, and the conscious, intended act. This passage does not establish reward or punishment for the former; rather, it places both on the latter.

Synthetic Conclusion

This atom supports a reading in which intention and awareness are conditions for determining what falls within accountability, rather than treating everything that arises in the mind as subject to blame.

Open Question and Limits of the Reading

The passage alone does not explain how the degree of awareness or intention is determined in ambiguous cases, nor does it provide detail for every form of unintentional action. Its broader context is also unavailable in the attached raw text, and its location is identified only as the final section of the book, without a page number.

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