This locus gathers 1 instance 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 cited
AND THAT HE DESTROYED THE FIRST ʿĀD
Brief reading
He uses it to establish the existence of the First ʿĀd and to ground the idea of multiple ʿĀds.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- First ʿĀd: 2
- Multiplicity of ʿĀd: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It enters into the construction of a historical reading of the multiplicity of peoples.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Places of use
- The Qur’anic Narrative, vol. 2, p. 52: He uses it to prove that there is a “First ʿĀd” and to ground the idea of multiple ʿĀds.
- Concept: First ʿĀd
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: “As indicated by His saying, Exalted is He: {وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَى} (Najm 50).”
Related books
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