What Is Meant Here
What is meant by pure revelation, in this context, is a reception that Shahrur describes as non-sensory, direct, and originating from outside the Prophet’s consciousness. We should not add to this definition, on the basis of the available evidence, a description of how the reception occurs or of the state of the Prophet’s consciousness during it.
What Is Attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur says: “Pure revelation: a non-sensory revelation that comes directly from outside the Prophet’s consciousness.” This is the definitional limit established by the available evidence.
The Atlas’s Explanation
The words “non-sensory” and “directly” are central to the cited definition. Accordingly, the phrase “without sensory mediations” works as a summary title close to “non-sensory,” not as a verbatim quotation or a detailed account of the mechanism of revelation.
Qualified Inference
At the descriptive level, the definition distinguishes pure revelation from sensory reception. However, this evidence alone does not provide a detailed comparison with dreams or other experiences; that comparison should therefore be read on its dedicated page: Revelation and dreams differ because the former is non-sensory and the latter consists of disturbed images.
Open Question and Limits of the Evidence
Does “from outside the Prophet’s consciousness” mean that consciousness remains uninterrupted? Does Shahrur reject explaining revelation as illness or psychological disturbance? The available evidence does not answer this, so it is not valid to attribute either claim to him on the basis of this text alone.