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.

Verse text as cited

AND THERE WERE IN THE CITY NINE MEN OF A CLAN WHO CORRUPTED IN THE EARTH AND DID NOT REFORM

Brief reading

It is used to establish the presence of the concept of the rahṭ or clan and to link it to social differentiation in the story of Salih.

Axes

  • Narrative and historical
  • Political and social
  • clan: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It connects Qur’anic narrative to the structure of group and kinship.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Usage locations

  • The Qur’anic Story, vol. 2, p. 61: He uses it to establish the emergence of the concept of the rahṭ/clan in the time of Salih and to relate that to social differentiation.
    • Concept: clan
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «This is indicated by the first occurrence of rahṭ in the saying of the Exalted: {وَكَانَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ} (An-Naml 48).»

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