What Does Shahrur Say?

The evidence record contains the following summary: the heart is interpreted as the mind/brain rather than the cardiac muscle, as the center of reasoning and understanding.

Atlas Explanation

The page records a semantic shift in the reading of the term: here, “the heart” is not taken as the name of the organ that pumps blood, but as the name of the locus of understanding. This does not mean that the atlas asserts a medical proof; rather, it explains the interpretive approach presented by the evidence.

Conclusion

This interpretation indicates that the terms of reasoning and understanding associated with the heart are read, in this context, as connected to the functioning of the brain rather than to the function of the cardiac muscle.

Open Question and Limits of the Evidence

The available evidence does not include the raw text surrounding the summary, nor does it identify a more precise location than “within the explanation of the meaning of the breast and the heart.” The page therefore does not present Shahrur’s detailed construction of this interpretation, nor does it posit a specific distinction between “the breast” and “the heart” without additional evidence.