This locus gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

{And We sent not to any town a prophet except that We seized its people with hardship and adversity, that perhaps they might humble themselves}

Brief reading

It is cited as evidence that affliction comes after the sending of the prophet, so that the people of the town may humble themselves and turn back.

Axes

  • Political and social
  • Faith-based
  • Supplication: 2
  • Affliction: 1
  • Town: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It is linked to the relationship between trial and the possibility of return and supplication.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • The State and Society, p. 84: It is cited as evidence that affliction comes after the sending of the prophet so that the people of the town may humble themselves and turn back.
    • Concept: supplication
    • Function of the verse here: support
    • Textual citation: «{And We sent not to any town a prophet except that We seized its people with hardship and adversity, that perhaps they might humble themselves}»

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