This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the Verse as Cited
{And how many a town rebelled against the command of its Lord and His messengers, so We called it to a severe account and punished it with a dreadful punishment}
Reader’s Answer
Question
Where does Qur’an 65:8 appear in the evidence, and what does this passage establish about Shahrur’s use of it?
The verse appears on page 87 of «The State and Society» within a sequence of verses concerning the town and its people, and what befalls them. The evidence establishes that Shahrur included it in this group, but it does not state a detailed inferential function or an independent interpretation of its terms.
Shahrur cites Qur’an 65:8 among a group of verses that mention the town or its people and present images of injustice, rebellion, punishment, or destruction.
Evidence and Location
The State and Society — p. 87.
Limits of the Reading
- The evidence consists of a list of verses and does not include an explicit explanation of the meaning of “the town,” “rebellion,” or “reckoning” for Shahrur.
- The evidence alone does not establish that the verse serves a specific function in an argument about the responsibility of society or the state, beyond its occurrence within this textual group.
- This passage alone cannot establish a detailed interpretive relationship between the verse and the other verses mentioned.
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Brief Reading
The verse appears in the context of explaining the rebellion of the town and the resulting reckoning and punishment.
Axes
- Political and social
- Narrative and historical
Related Concepts
- Rebellion: 2
- Town: 1
- Punishment: 1
- God’s command: 1
Its Place in the Network of Concepts
It is connected to a reading of society as responsible for its rebellion against the divine command.
Role of the Verse in the Argument
- Support: 1
Instances of Use
- The State and Society, p. 87: He uses it to explain that the town is called to account and punished because of its rebellion against the command of God and His messengers.
- Concept: rebellion
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «{And how many a town rebelled against the command of its Lord and His messengers, so We called it to a severe account and punished it with a dreadful punishment}»
Related Books
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