This axis gathers 2 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, connecting it with the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
{And God struck a parable: a city that was secure and tranquil, its provision coming to it abundantly from every place, but it denied the blessings of God, so God made it taste the لباس of hunger and fear because of what they used to do (112). And a messenger from among them had indeed come to them, but they denied him, so punishment seized them while they were wrongdoers}
Brief reading
The verse is read as an example of a city that was punished because of its denial of God’s blessings and its rejection of the messenger, and it is also used to show the figurative meaning of clothing.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- Denial of blessings: 2
- لباس: 2
Its place in the conceptual network
It links a historical example with a figurative linguistic indication.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
- Example: 1
Places of use
- The State and Society, p. 84: He reads it as an example of a city that was punished after denying God’s blessings and rejecting the messenger.
- Concept: denial of blessings
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual citation: «{وَضَرَبَ اللهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً … فَأَذَاقَهَا اللهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوعِ وَالْخَوْفِ … وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ}»
- Toward New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 272: He cites it to establish the figurative use of libās (garment) in the sense of a state or psychological effect.
- Concept: clothing
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual citation: «{ فَأَذَاقَهَا اللَّهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوعِ وَالْخَوْفِ } (النحل ١١٢)»
Related books
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