This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse text as quoted
So how many a town have We destroyed while it was unjust, and it is now fallen down upon its roofs, and [how many] a deserted well and a lofty palace.
Brief reading
Shahrur uses it to affirm that when injustice becomes a prevailing trait in a town, the end result is its ruin and destruction.
Axes
- Political and social
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- Collective destruction: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It connects general injustice with the fate of communities.
Role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The State and Society, p. 109: He uses it to affirm that when injustice becomes a prevailing trait in a town, the end result is its ruin and destruction.
- Concept: Collective destruction
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{فَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ …} (Al-Hajj 45).»
Related books
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