Formulation of the Claim
Ibn Rushd sees the Qur’an’s miracle as a philosophical miracle, not a linguistic one.
Explanation
Arkoun presents this conception within a comparative reading of the notion of miracle, so that its meaning is not confined to eloquence or style alone. Here, the miracle is attributed to a philosophical horizon that makes rational inquiry part of its understanding.
This means that the source of the Qur’an’s distinctiveness, as presented here, is not reduced to verbal rhetoric, but is read through the relationship Ibn Rushd opens up between revelation and philosophical thought.
Its Place in the Book’s Argument
This atom falls within Arkoun’s effort to dismantle monolithic conceptions of miraculousness and move them toward a broader historical-intellectual reading. It comes close to the passages in which he discusses the possibility of linking Islamic heritage to the tools of philosophy and critique rather than relying solely on inherited interpretive reception.
Limits of the Claim
This claim should not be burdened with more than it can bear: it describes Ibn Rushd’s angle for understanding the Qur’an’s miracle, and does not offer a comprehensive judgment on all readings of miraculousness in the Islamic tradition.