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
Related concepts
- 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}»
Related books
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