This axis collects 1 locus of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse as cited
Indeed, We sent against them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune
Brief reading
Shahrur reads the verse to mean that the destruction of ʿAd took place through a natural phenomenon, namely a strong wind, not through an extraordinary miracle.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- The ṣarṣar wind: 2
- The destruction of ʿAd: 1
- Natural phenomenon: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters into linking the story to the natural laws.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Locations of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 2, p. 52: It is cited to show that the destruction of ʿAd was a natural phenomenon, namely a strong wind, not an extraordinary miracle.
- Concept: The ṣarṣar wind
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “As indicated by the Almighty’s words: {Indeed, We sent against them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune} (al-Qamar 19).”
Related books
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