This locus gathers one place where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

Text of the verse as cited

ʿĀd denied the messengers

Brief reading

It is cited to show that the people of ʿĀd denied the messengers, not Hūd alone.

Themes

  • Narrative and historical
  • Faith-based
  • the messengers: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It is connected to the messengers and prepares the idea of earlier warnings.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Places of use

  • The Qur’anic Narrative vol. 2, p. 53: cited to show that the people of ʿĀd denied the messengers, not Hūd alone, as a prelude to the idea that warnings were sent among them.
    • Concept: the messengers
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual witness: “1 - {كَذَّبَتْ عَادُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ} (الشعراء ١٢٣).”

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