What is meant here?
The point is a specific claim about the nature of Qur’anic formulation: it is not confined to a single aspect, but combines “scientific formulation” and “literary formulation.” The witness adds two descriptions of inimitability: functional and aesthetic.
What is attributed to Shahrur
The witness attributed to Muhammad Shahrur, The Book and the Qur’an states that the Qur’an “combines scientific formulation and literary formulation,” and that its inimitability is “both functional and aesthetic.”
Atlas explanation
Within the limits of this text, the stated combination does not mean that “scientific” and “literary” are synonymous; rather, they are two descriptions combined in the claim. The witness does not explain the criterion for scientific or literary formulation, so no detailed definition of either is added to the statement.
Nor does the word “cognitive” occur in the available quotation; introducing it into the atom’s wording therefore goes beyond what this witness establishes.
Conclusion
The statement can be read as rejecting the confinement of inimitability to aesthetic description alone, because the witness adds a functional description and mentions scientific formulation. This is an inference from the structure of the statement, not a detailed definition of functionality or scientificity.
Open question and limits of the evidence
The witness does not specify what is meant by “scientific,” “literary,” or “functional.” Moreover, the raw context of the quotation is unavailable in the evidence bundle, so the original passage must be consulted before drawing broader conclusions from the statement.
For connected reading: The Book, the Qur’an, and the Mother of the Book، The Qur’an، وQur’anic understanding distinguishes between objective law and human choice.
The Book and the Qur’an · Qur’anic understanding distinguishes between objective law and human choice