What Does Shahrur Say?
In Muhammad Shahrur the Book and the Qur’an, the “law of the internal conflict of opposites” is described as explaining “development and destruction.” This is the direct extent established by the statement.
Atlas Explanation
In its concise formulation, the statement connects three terms: internal conflict, development, and destruction. It does not present development alone; it also includes destruction among what the stated law explains. For reading on the broader theme, see History, Development, and Sunan, and for the use of destruction, see decay.
Composite Inference
The atom may be read as an entry point into the broader structure that connects dialectic and duality to the explanation of change, without equating these terms or adding definitions absent from the witness. See: Dialectic and duality are two laws for explaining change.
Open Question and Limits of the Evidence
The quotation does not specify what is meant by opposites, the domains in which the law applies, or the conditions that distinguish development from destruction. It is therefore not valid to turn the statement alone into a detailed theory of growth or collapse.
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