This axis gathers one place of use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
{He said, “Indeed, you are an unfamiliar people.”}
Brief reading
The verse is understood as being addressed to a group of males, not to a general national sense.
Axes
- Political and social
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Homosexuality: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It connects the Qur’anic discourse with the determination of the intended social domain.
The role of the verse in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- State and Society, p. 61: He takes it as evidence that Lot’s address is directed to a group of males, not to a general national sense.
- Concept: homosexuality
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: “The issue of the verse revolves around the abomination of homosexuality among males, as gathered in His, the Exalted’s, saying: {He said, ‘Indeed, you are an unfamiliar people.’} (Al-Hijr 62).”
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of building the atlas.