This axis gathers 2 instances 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 it appears
{وَلَمَّا جَاءتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَى}
Brief reading
He places it within the course of the messengers to show the continuity of religious progression, and makes destruction linked to the wrongdoing of the people of the town.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Glad tidings: 2
- Destruction: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It connects the laws of history with the moral stance of the community.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Context: 1
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- The State and Society, p. 45: He places it within the line of development of the prophecies to show the continuity of the messengers and the progression of religious consciousness.
- Concept: Glad tidings
- Function of the verse here: Context
- Textual evidence: «And in the time of Abraham, he said: {وَلَمَّا جَاءتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَى} (Ankabut 31).»
- The State and Society, p. 87: He cites it to argue that destruction is caused by the wrongdoing of the people of the town, not merely by their existence as a community.
- Concept: Destruction
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{وَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَى … إِنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَانُوا ظَالِمِينَ}»
Related books
This page is presented within the general method of building the atlas.