This thematic axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
ʿĀd denied the messengers.
Reader’s answer
Question
Where does Shahrur cite verse 123 of The Poets, what distinction does he derive from it, and what function does it serve in his argument?
Shahrur cites the verse in Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2, p. 53, among a group of verses concerning ʿĀd. He makes it part of his inference that warners preceded Hūd among the people of ʿĀd, while also raising the possibility that they were with him; thus, the evidence does not establish that the verse alone conclusively denies Hūd’s singularity.
Shahrur cites verse 123 of The Poets among four verses that he brings together in the context of his discussion of ʿĀd. From this group of verses, Shahrur infers the possibility that warners preceded Hūd among the people of ʿĀd, and raises the possibility that they were with him as well, making them evidence of warning.
Evidence and location
Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2 — p. 53.
Limits of the reading
- The evidence does not state a detailed terminological distinction between “messengers” and “warners”; this page therefore does not attribute to it a definition of, or a denial of synonymy between, the two.
- The evidence does not conclusively state that the warners were with Hūd; rather, it presents this as a possibility.
- The evidence does not establish, from verse 123 of The Poets alone, that ʿĀd denied Hūd “and not Hūd alone” in a categorical declarative formulation.
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Brief reading
He cites it to show that the people of ʿĀd denied the messengers, not Hūd alone.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Faith-related
Related concepts
- messengers: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the messengers and prepares the ground for the idea of prior warners.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Qur’anic Narratives, vol. 2, p. 53: He cites it to show that the people of ʿĀd denied the messengers, not Hūd alone, as a prelude to the idea that warners existed alongside them.
- Concept: messengers
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “1 - {ʿĀd denied the messengers} (The Poets 123).”
Related books
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