This axis brings together 1 location where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as it appears
And those towns—we destroyed them when they wronged, and We appointed a time for their destruction.
Brief reading
According to Shahrur, the verse supports the idea that destruction is tied to the wrongdoing of towns when its condition and specified time are fulfilled.
Axes
- Political and social
Related concepts
- The divine appointed time: 2
- Wrongdoing: 1
- Destruction of towns: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It connects social wrongdoing with historical outcome within defined laws.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 109: It is cited to show that destruction is tied to the wrongdoing of towns after its condition and specified time are fulfilled.
- Concept: the divine appointed time
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «{And those towns—we destroyed them when they wronged, and We appointed a time for their destruction} (Al-Kahf 59).»
Related books
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